Definitions for Pint
pint

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pintnoun

   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

2. pint, dry pintnoun

   a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches

3. pintnoun

   a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. pintnoun

   A unit of volume, equivalent to of a gallon or

2. pintnoun

   A pint of milk.

   Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman

3. pintnoun

   A glass of beer, served by the pint.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pintnoun

   Half a quart; in medicine, twelve ounces; a liquid measure.

   Etymology: pint , Sax. pinte, Fr. pinta, low Lat.

   Well, you’ll not believe me generous, till I crack half a pint with you at my own charges. Dryden.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Pintnoun

   a measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart

2. Pintnoun

   the laughing gull

3. Etymology: [OE. pinte, F. pinte, fr. Sp. pinta spot, mark, pint, fr. pintar to paint; a mark for a pint prob. having been made on or in a larger measure. See Paint.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pint

   pīnt, n. a measure of capacity=½ quart or 4 gills: (med.) 12 ounces.—ns. Pint′-pot, a pot for holding a pint, esp. a pewter pot for beer: a seller or drinker of beer; Pint′-stoup, a vessel for holding a Scotch pint. [Fr. pinte—Sp. pinta, mark—L. picta, pingĕre, to paint.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pintnoun

   Very small amount

   
   

   Submitted by bouwerpana on September 28, 2021  

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1. PINT

   What does PINT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PINT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PINT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pint is ranked #34539 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pint surname appeared 655 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pint.
   
   95.2% or 624 total occurrences were White.
   2.2% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.9% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.7% or 5 total occurrences were Black.
   0.7% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • British Capacity Unit
   • United States Dry Unit
   • United States Liquid Unit

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Pint' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3028

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Pint' in Nouns Frequency: #2050

How to pronounce Pint?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Pint in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pint in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Pint in a Sentence

1. Paul Mallory:

   Based on our payroll here we’ve been able to figure out the impact and make changes in both spending and pricing, in terms of people coming in, they haven’t been deterred by any pricing. A pint of beer went up 25 cents, but when people see that, they get it… That’s the way it is. Society has spoken.

2. Anthony Norvell:

   Plant a kernel of wheat and you reap a pint; plant a pint and you reap a bushel. Always the law works to give you back more than you give.

3. Alan Marshall Beck:

   A boy is a magical creature you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart. You can get him out of your study, but you can't get him out of your mind. Might as well give up he is your captor, your jailer, your boss and your master a freckled-faced, pint-sized, cat-chasing bundle of noise. But when you come home at night with only the shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words Hi, Dad

4. George S. Patton:

   A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.

5. Chris Curtis:

   It has always been true that the public would prefer to have a pint with Boris Johnson but wouldn’t necessarily trust him to look after their kids, but what we’ve seen happen with this crisis is that now people say they would be less keen to have a pint with him — and people really wouldn’t trust him to look after their kids.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pint
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pint
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Pint
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pint
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Pint
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html