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Adjective half has 3 senses

half - consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"
Antonym: whole (indirect, via fractional)
half - partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"
Antonym: complete (indirect, via incomplete)
half - (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"
Antonym: whole

Adverbial half has 1 sense

half - partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes"
Derived from adjective half(prenominal)₁

Noun half has 2 senses

one-half, half - one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"
--₁ is a kind of common fraction, simple fraction
--₁ has particulars: fifty percent; moiety, mediety
half - in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval
--₂ is a kind of playing period, period of play, play
--₂ is a part of
football, football game; basketball, basketball game, hoops
--₂ has particulars: first half; second half, last half