Definition of "half" []

• One of two equal parts that together constitute a whole. (noun)
• One part approximately equal to the remaining part. (noun)
• Informal A 50-cent piece. (noun)
• Sports One of the two playing periods into which certain games are divided. (noun)
• Sports A halfback. (noun)

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• "Yes Fr Guy's leaving his up until the Baptism of Our Lord..ours are half up..half down!"
• "'Only half so good, Mr. Kirke,' rejoined the black, showing a set of teeth which a dentist might have used for a door plate; 'only _half_ so good,' case I'se only half white."
• "What say you, then, to the fact, that whilst the outer half is devoted to an advertisement of Mr Reprint's imitative publications, the _better half_ contains a bold and faithful warning against such piracy!"