Half

1. Part; side; behalf.
2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.
3. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view.
4. To halve. [Obs.] See Halve.
5. In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious.
6. One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided; -- sometimes followed by of; as, a half of an apple.