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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  quad
       
          1. Two bits; synonym for quarter, crumb, tayste.
       
          2. A four-pack of anything (compare hex).
       
          3. The rectangle or box glyph used in the APL language for
          various arcane purposes mostly related to I/O.
       
          Former Ivy-Leaguers and Oxford types are said to associate it
          with nostalgic memories of dear old University (short for
          "quadrangle").
       
          [{Jargon File]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Quad \Quad\, Quade \Quade\, a. [Akin to AS. cw[=ae]d, cwead,
     dung, evil, G. kot, dung, OHG. qu[=a]t.]
     Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Sooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith. --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Quad \Quad\, n. (Print.)
     A quadrat.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Quad \Quad\, n. (Arch.)
     A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang]
     [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  quad n. 1. Two bits; syn. for quarter, crumb, tayste. 2. A
     four-pack of anything (compare hex, sense 2). 3. The rectangle or box
     glyph used in the APL language for various arcane purposes mostly
     related to I/O. Former Ivy-Leaguers and Oxford types are said to
     associate it with nostalgic memories of dear old University.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Quad \Quad\, Quade \Quade\, a. [Akin to AS. cw[=ae]d, cwead,
     dung, evil, G. kot, dung, OHG. qu[=a]t.]
     Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind. [Obs.]
  
           Sooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith. --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Quad \Quad\, n. (Print.)
     A quadrat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Quad \Quad\, n. (Arch.)
     A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  quad
       n 1: one of four children born at the same time from the same
            pregnancy [syn: quadruplet]
       2: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: quadriceps,
           quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris]
       3: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for
          spacing between words [syn: space]
       4: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
          [syn: quadrangle]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quad
     Γαλλικά n.
     η γουρούνα, τετράτροχο όχημα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quad
     Basque n.
     quad bike
     Catalan n.
     (clipping of ca quadricicle)
     Italian n.
     quad bike
     Polish n.
     quad bike

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quad-
     pre.
     (non-gloss definition: Involving four elements.)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Quad
     n.
     1 (lb en informal) An informal strategic forum between the United
  States, Japan, Australia(,) and India, focused on Asian security
  matters.
     2 (lb en by extension) A grouping of the United States, Japan,
  Australia(,) and India.
     n.
     (lb en UK politics historical) A coalition committee that resolved
  party disputes during the (w: Cameron–Clegg coalition).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  quad
     a.
     Having four shots of espresso.
     n.
     1 A serving of four shots of espresso.
     2 (lb en chess) A kind of round robin tournament between four
  players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
     3 (lb en Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon,
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctrine%20and%20Covenants, and
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl%20of%20Great%20Price%20(Mormonism)
  bound in a single volume.
     4 A poster, measuring forty by thirty inches, advertising a cinematic
  film release.
     a.
     (lb en poker slang) Of or relating to quads#Noun.
     n.
     (lb en informal) A quadrangle (gloss: quadrangular courtyard).
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To twist four individually insulated conductors
  together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
     n.
     1 A quad bike.
     2 (abbreviation of en quadrillion BTU) (gloss:
  10<sup>15</sup> BTU)
     vb.
     to ride a quad bike
     alt.
     (senseid en typesetting) (lb en metal type) A blank metal block used
  to fill short lines of type.
     n.
     (senseid en typesetting) (lb en metal type) A blank metal block used
  to fill short lines of type.
     vb.
     1 (lb en metal type transitive intransitive) To fill spaces in a line
  of type with quads. Also ''quad out''.
     2 (lb en typography phototypesetting and digital typesetting
  transitive intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or
  centre it.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  quad-
     pre.
     (non-gloss definition: Involving four elements.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Quad
     n.
     1 (lb en informal) An informal strategic forum between the United
  States, Japan, Australia(,) and India, focused on Asian security
  matters.
     2 (lb en by extension) A grouping of the United States, Japan,
  Australia(,) and India.
     n.
     (lb en UK politics historical) A coalition committee that resolved
  party disputes during the (w: Cameron–Clegg coalition).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  quad
     Basque n.
     quad bike
     Catalan n.
     (clipping of ca quadricicle)
     Italian n.
     quad bike
     Polish n.
     quad bike

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  quad-
     pre.
     (non-gloss definition: Involving four elements.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Quad
     n.
     1 (lb en informal) An informal strategic forum between the United
  States, Japan, Australia(,) and India, focused on Asian security
  matters.
     2 (lb en by extension) A grouping of the United States, Japan,
  Australia(,) and India.
     n.
     (lb en UK politics historical) A coalition committee that resolved
  party disputes during the (w: Cameron–Clegg coalition).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  quad
     Basque n.
     quad bike
     Catalan n.
     (clipping of ca quadricicle)
     Italian n.
     quad bike
     Polish n.
     quad bike

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  quad-
     pre.
     (non-gloss definition: Involving four elements.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Quad
     n.
     1 (lb en informal) An informal strategic forum between the United
  States, Japan, Australia(,) and India, focused on Asian security
  matters.
     2 (lb en by extension) A grouping of the United States, Japan,
  Australia(,) and India.
     n.
     (lb en UK politics historical) A coalition committee that resolved
  party disputes during the (w: Cameron–Clegg coalition).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quad
     Englanti n.
     1 (yhteys arkikieltä k=en) neloset
     2 (yhteys arkikieltä k=en) mönkijä
     3 (yhteys arkikieltä k=en) nelipäinen reisilihas; sitä harjoittava
  liike

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quad-
     Englanti pre.
     neliosainen tai neljään liittyvä

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Quad /kvˈɑːt/ 
   [auto] quad bike 
   see: Quads
  
           Note: vierrädriges Motorrad

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Quad /kvɔt/ 
  fyrhjuling
  einem Motorrad ähnliches Fahrzeug mit vier Rädern

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Quad /kwˈɒd/
  الساحة