n.
1.a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
2.the act of dividing or partitioning
3.(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit partition v.
1.divide into parts, pieces, or sections
2.separate or apportion into sections
Idiom of the Day
tie up (someone) or tie (someone) up
to take all of someone's time
The meeting tied up the manager so she was unable to answer the phone.