pint

Pub's standard measure

A pint is a unit of liquid measure equal to half a quart—about 473 milliliters in the United States, 568 in Britain.

The word commonly refers to a pint of beer: Let's grab a pint after work.

A pint-sized person or thing is small.

In casual British use, a pint can mean a drink at the pub generally.

beer

pub

Licensed drinking establishment

  • aleWarm-fermented malt drink
  • lagerCold-conditioned beer
  • draftPreliminary version of text

tap · brewery · stout · bitter · draught · round · barman · local · porter · session

measurement

volume

Amount of space filled

fluid · ounce · measure · imperial · metric · cup · half · container · milk · cream

blood

donation

Voluntary charitable gift

give · drive · needle · plasma · bag · nurse · hospital · red cross · bleeding · unit

size

small

Limited in size

miniature · little · short · petite · undersized · wee · mini · child · kid · pocket-sized

icecream

tub

Open washing basin

flavor · scoop · freezer · spoon · lid · treat · indulgence · share · portion · dessert

Categories
Opposites
volume/quantity size

pintgallon

Liquid volume unit

barrel · keg · drop · thimbleful · quart

measurement system

pintliter

Volume measurement unit

litre · milliliter · centiliter · deciliter · 500ml

Phrases
Family

half-pint, pints, pint-sized, pintail, pintsize, pint-size

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G