Definition of "pint"

A unit of volume, equivalent to:

1. one eighth of a gallon, specifically:

   1. (UK, Commonwealth) 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint)  examples

   2. (US) : one half quart

      1. 16 US fluid ounces for liquids (a US liquid pint) or  examples

      2. approximately 33.6 cubic inches for dry goods (a US dry pint).  examples

2. (Hungary) 1.696 liters  examples

3. (medicine) 12 fluid ounces  examples

(Britain, metonymically) A pint of milk.  examples

(UK, metonymically) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.  quotations  examples