1. One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
   "the written part of the exam";
   - section, division
    
2. Something less than the whole of a human artifact
   "glue the two parts together"; "the rear part of the house";
   - portion
    
3. A portion of a natural object
   "The branch was part of a larger tree";
   - piece
    
4. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
   "the government must do its part";
   - function, office, role
    
5. That which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation
   "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part"
    
6. Something determined in relation to something that includes it
   "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself";
   - portion, component part, component, constituent
    
7. An actor's portrayal of someone in a play
   "she played the part of Desdemona";
   - character, role, theatrical role, persona
    
8. A person's rightful, contributed or expected part or fraction of a whole
   "He claimed his part of the inheritance";
   - share, portion, percentage
    
9. The extended spatial location of something
   "religions in all parts of the world";
   - region
    
10. [N. Amer] A line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
    "his part was right in the middle";
    - parting
     
11. The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
    "he tried to sing the tenor part";
    - voice
     
12. The effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
    "I am proud of my part in advancing the project";
    - contribution, share
     
13. An item that is an instance of some type
    "my dog swallowed a Lego part";
    - piece

1. To some extent; in some degree; not wholly
   "He was in part paralysed";
   - partially, partly, in part

1. Go one's own way; move apart
   "The friends parted after the party";
   - separate, split
    
2. Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
   "The couple parted after 25 years of marriage";
   - separate, split up, split, break, break up
    
3. Move or break apart
   "The two pieces that we had glued parted";
   - separate, divide
    
4. Force, take, or pull apart
   "Moses parted the Red Sea";
   - separate, disunite, divide
    
5. Head for somewhere else
   "The friends parted ways at the intersection";
   - depart, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off

Derived forms: parting, parted, parts

See also: part with

Type of: air, article, assets, attempt, break, break off, cease, change, characterization, concept, conception, concern, construct, discontinue, displace, duty, effort, enactment, endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], give up, go away, go forth, item, lay off, leave, line, location, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, move, object, off [informal], personation, physical object, portrayal, quit, relation, stop, strain, surcease [archaic], thing, try, tune

Part of: building block, earnings, hair, lucre, meronymy, net, net income, net profit, part to whole relation, profit, profits, unit, whole

Encyclopedia: Part, John