pint
noun/paɪnt/
/paɪnt/
- (abbreviation pt)a unit for measuring liquids and some dry goods, equal to 0.568 of a litre in the UK and some other countries, and 0.473 of a litre in the US. There are 8 pints in a gallon
- a pint of beer/milk
- We'd better get a couple of extra pints (= of milk) tomorrow.
- Add half a pint of cream.
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- (British English) a pint of beer (especially in a pub)
- Do you want to go for a pint later?
- a pint/half-pint glass
Extra ExamplesTopics Drinksc1- He stood me a pint in the pub after work.
- I got the barman to pull me another pint.
- He could sink a pint faster than anyone else I knew.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pint- consume
- drink
- have
- …
- glass
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pinte, of unknown origin.
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