1. A rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
   "Students gathered in the quad between classes";
   - quadrangle
    
2. One of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
   "The parents were overjoyed to welcome quads into their family";
   - quadruplet
    
3. A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
   "The quad is crucial for activities like walking, running, and jumping";
   - quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris
    
4. (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
   "The typesetter inserted a quad to ensure proper spacing in the line of text";
   - space

Sounds like: puttee, qua

Derived forms: quads

Type of: area, extensor, extensor muscle, sib, sibling, type

Part of: thigh

Encyclopedia: Quad