half

half
half [haf, häf]
n.
pl. halves [ME < OE healf, part, half, akin to ON halfr, Ger halb < IE (s)kelep-, lit., divided < base * (s)kel-, to cut > SCALP, SKILL, HELM2]
1.
a) either of the two equal parts of something [the top half of the sixth inning]
b) either of two approximately equal parts [the larger half of a divided pie]
2.
a) a half-hour [half past one ]
☆ b) a half dollar
☆ 3.
a) Baseball either of the two parts of an inning [the top half of the sixth inning]
b) Basketball Football etc. either of the two equal periods of the game, between which the players rest
☆ c) Football HALFBACK
adj.
1.
a) being either of the two equal parts
b) being about a half of the amount, length, etc. [a half mask covered his eyes]
2. incomplete; fragmentary; partial
adv.
1. to an extent approximately or exactly fifty percent of the whole
2.
a) to some extent; partly [to be half convinced]
b) to a large extent or degree; nearly: often used hyperbolically [half dead with fatigue]
3. by any means; at all: used with not [not half bad]
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by half
considerably; very much
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in half
into halves
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not the half of
only a small part of

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