pint

IPA: pˈaɪnt

noun

  • A unit of volume, equivalent to:
  • one eighth of a gallon, specifically:
  • (UK, Commonwealth) 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint)
  • (US): one half quart
  • 16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or
  • approximately 33.6 cubic inches [550.6 cubic centimeters] for dry goods (a US dry pint).
  • (Hungary) 1.696 liters
  • (medicine) 12 fluid ounces
  • (Britain, metonymically) A pint of milk.
  • (UK, metonymically) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
  • A surname from Dutch.
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Examples of "pint" in Sentences

  • Cheers, mine's a pie and a pint.
  • And here's a pint of bitter for you.
  • In recognition of this, have a pint on me.
  • Heat about a pint of the dice in half a pint of cream.
  • No, then neither is the pint or half pint in this case.
  • If a physicist buys a pint of milk, its a pint of milk.
  • They are accepting pre orders for quarts and pints of soup.
  • Liquid weight was based on the pint and dry measure on the quart.
  • A plunky drinker refuses to be beaten by the floods yesterday as he enjoys a pint in the deluge.
  • The 48 year old was seen enjoying the sun as he larked about with mates while having a pint in a bar on Sydney Harbour.

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