quarter

1. A fourth part of something.
2. Place or position.
3. Technical or specialized senses.
4. Short forms.

1. To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
2. To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.

   Quarter the horses in the third stable.

3. To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
4. To quartersaw.

1. Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
2. Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (1/4, 25%).

   a quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound

3. Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.

   A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year.

verb

To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.