1 (abbreviation pt) a unit for measuring liquids and some dry goods. There are 8 pints in a GALLON, equal to 0.568 of a litre in the UK and 0.473 of a litre in the US:
a pint of beer / milk * We'd better get a couple of extra pints (= of milk) tomorrow. * Add half a pint of cream.
2 (BrE) a pint of beer (especially in a pub):
Do you want to go for a pint later?
IDIOMS see QUART
