yard
noun (1)
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Definition of yard
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a
: a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building : court
b
: the grounds of a building or group of buildings
2
: the grounds immediately surrounding a house that are usually covered with grass
3a
: an enclosure for livestock (such as poultry)
b(1)
: an area with its buildings and facilities set aside for a particular business or activity
(2)
: an assembly or storage area (as for dry-docked boats)
c
: a system of tracks for storage and maintenance of cars and making up trains
4
: a locality in a forest where deer herd in winter
yard
adjectiveDefinition of yard (Entry 2 of 4)
1
: of, relating to, or employed in the yard surrounding a building
yard light
2
: of, relating to, or employed in a railroad yard
a yard engine
yard
verb
yarded;
yarding;
yards
Definition of yard (Entry 3 of 4)
2
: to deliver to or store in a yard
: to congregate in or as if in a yard
yard
noun (2)Definition of yard (Entry 4 of 4)
1
: any of various units of measure: such as
a
: a unit of length equal in the U.S. to 0.9144 meter — see Weights and Measures Table
b
: a unit of volume equal to a cubic yard
2a
: a great length or quantity
remembered yards of facts and figures
b
slang
: one hundred dollars
3
: a long spar tapered toward the ends to support and spread the head of a square sail, lateen, or lugsail
4
: a slender glass about three feet tall having a flared opening and a bulbous bottom
also
: the amount it contains
a yard of ale
the whole nine yards
: all of a related set of circumstances, conditions, or details
who could learn the most about making records, about electronics and engineering, the whole nine yards— Stephen Stills
—sometimes used adverbially with go to indicate an all-out effort