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Square

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Noun

1. foursquare, square

(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

Example Sentences:
'you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides'

2. second power, square

the product of two equal terms

Example Sentences:
'nine is the second power of three'
'gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance'

3. public square, square

an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

4. square

something approximating the shape of a square

5. lame, square

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

6. square, square toes

a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

7. square

any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles

Example Sentences:
'a checkerboard has 64 squares'

8. square

a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles

Example Sentences:
'the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square'

Verb

9. square, square up

make square

Example Sentences:
'Square the circle'
'square the wood with a file'

10. square

raise to the second power

11. square

cause to match, as of ideas or acts

12. square

position so as to be square

Example Sentences:
'He squared his shoulders'

13. square

be compatible with

Example Sentences:
'one idea squares with another'

14. square

pay someone and settle a debt

Example Sentences:
'I squared with him'

15. feather, square

turn the paddle; in canoeing

16. feather, square

turn the oar, while rowing

Adjective

17. square

having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle

Example Sentences:
'a square peg in a round hole'
'a square corner'

18. square, straight

characterized by honesty and fairness

Example Sentences:
'straight dealing'
'a square deal'

19. hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial

providing abundant nourishment

Example Sentences:
'a hearty meal'
'good solid food'
'ate a substantial breakfast'
'four square meals a day'

20. square

leaving no balance

Example Sentences:
'my account with you is now all square'

21. square, straight, straightforward

without evasion or compromise

Example Sentences:
'a square contradiction'
'he is not being as straightforward as it appears'

22. square, straight

rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

Adverb

23. square, squarely

in a straight direct way

Example Sentences:
'looked him squarely in the eye'
'ran square into me'

24. square, squarely

in a square shape

Example Sentences:
'a squarely cut piece of paper'
'folded the sheet of paper square'

25. square, squarely

firmly and solidly

Example Sentences:
'hit the ball squarely'
'the bat met the ball squarely'
'planted his great bulk square before his enemy'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Square

see synonyms of square
adjective
15. 
being a square in shape
16. 
having or forming one or more right angles or being at right angles to something
17. 
square or rectangular in section
a square bar
18. 
a. (prenominal)
denoting a measure of area of any shape
a circle of four square feet
b. (immediately postpositive)
denoting a square having a specified length on each side
a board four feet square contains 16 square feet
19. 
fair and honest (esp in the phrase a square deal)
20. 
straight, even, or level
a square surface
21. cricket
at right angles to the wicket
square leg
22. sport
in a straight line across the pitch
a square pass
23. nautical
(of the sails of a square-rigger) set at right angles to the keel
24. informal
old-fashioned in views, customs, appearance, etc
25. 
stocky or sturdy
square shoulders
26. (postpositive)
having no remaining debts or accounts to be settled
27. 
(of a horse's gait) sound, steady, or regular
28. (prenominal)
unequivocal or straightforward
a square contradiction
29. (postpositive)
neat and tidy
30. mathematics
(of a matrix) having the same number of rows and columns
31.  all square
32.  square peg
verb (mainly tr)
33. 
to make into a square or similar shape
34. mathematics
to raise (a number or quantity) to the second power
35. 
to test or adjust for deviation with respect to a right angle, plane surface, etc
36. (sometimes foll by off)
to divide into squares
37. 
to position so as to be rectangular, straight, or level
square the shoulders
38. (sometimes foll by up)
to settle (debts, accounts, etc)
39. 
to level (the score) in a game, etc
40. (also intr; often foll by with)
to agree or cause to agree
your ideas don't square with mine
41. rowing
to turn (an oar) perpendicular to the surface of the water just before commencing a stroke
42. 
(in canoeing) to turn (a paddle) perpendicular to the direction of the canoe at the commencement of a stroke
Compare feather (sense 16)
43. 
to arrange (something), esp by a corrupt method or come to an arrangement with (someone), as by bribery
44.  square the circle
adverb
45. 
in order to be square
46. 
at right angles
47. sport
in a straight line across the pitch
pass the ball square
48. informal
squarely
noun
1. 
a plane geometric figure having four equal sides and four right angles
Compare rectangle, rhombus
2. 
any object, part, or arrangement having this or a similar shape
a square of carpet
a square on a chessboard
3. (capital when part of name)
an open area in a town, sometimes including the surrounding buildings, which may form a square
4. mathematics
the product of two equal factors; the second power
9 is the square of 3, written 32
5. 
an instrument having two strips of wood, metal, etc, set in the shape of a T or L, used for constructing or testing right angles
6. cricket
the closely-cut area in the middle of a ground on which wickets are prepared
7. 
a body of soldiers drawn up in the form of a square
8. rowing
the position of the blade of an oar perpendicular to the surface of the water just before and during a stroke
9. informal
a person who is old-fashioned in views, customs, appearance, etc
10. astrology
an aspect of about 90° between two planets, etc
conjunction (sense 5), opposition (sense 9), trine (sense 1)
11. obsolete
a standard, pattern, or rule
12.  back to square one
13.  on the square
14.  out of square

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Square

see synonyms of square
noun
1. 
a plane figure having four equal sides and four right angles
2. 
a. 
anything having or approximating this shape
a square of cloth
b. 
any of the spaces on a board for chess, checkers, etc.
3.  US
block (sense 11)
4. 
a. 
an open area bounded by, or at the intersection of, several streets, usually used as a park, plaza, etc.
b. 
buildings surrounding such an area
5. 
an instrument having two sides that form an angle of 90 degrees, used for drawing or testing right angles
6. 
a solid piece with at least one face that is a square
to cut a cake into squares
7. 
the product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself
9 is the square of 3
8.  US, Informal
a square meal
three squares a day
see also square (sense 32)
9.  US, Slang
a person who is square (sense 33)
verb transitiveWord forms: squared or ˈsquaring
10. 
a. 
to make into a square; make square
b. 
to make into any rectangle
11. 
to test or adjust with regard to straightness or evenness
to square a surface with a straightedge
12. 
to bring to or near to the form of a right angle
to square one's shoulders
13. 
a. 
to settle; adjust; make right or even
to square accounts
b. 
to adjust or settle the accounts of
to square oneself with another
14. 
to make equal
to square the score of a game
15. 
to bring into agreement; make conform
to square a statement with the facts
16. 
to mark off (a surface) in a series of connected squares
17. 
to bring into the correct position, as with reference to a line, course, etc.
18. 
to multiply (a number or quantity) by itself
19. 
to determine the square that is equal in area to (a figure)
20.  Slang, Obsolete
to bribe
verb intransitive
21. 
to fit; agree; accord (with)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈsquarer or ˈsquarest
22. 
a. 
having four equal sides and four right angles
b. 
more or less cubical; rectangular and three-dimensional, as a box
23. 
forming a right angle, or having a rectangular part or parts
24. 
correctly adjusted or positioned; straight, level, even, etc.
25. 
a. 
leaving no balance; balanced; even
b. 
even in score; tied
26. 
just; fair; honest
27. 
clear; direct; straightforward; unequivocal
a square refusal
28. 
a. 
designating or of a unit of surface measure in the form of a square having sides of a specified length
b. 
given or stated in terms of such surface measure
29. 
having a shape broad for its length or height, with a solid, sturdy appearance, and somewhat rectangular or rectilinear
a square jaw
30. 
square or rectangular in cross section, as some files
31. 
designating a number that is the product of another number multiplied by itself
32.  US, Informal
satisfying; solid; substantial
a square meal
33.  US, Slang
not conversant with the current fads, styles, slang, etc.; old-fashioned, unsophisticated, conservative, etc.
34.  Nautical
at right angles to the keel and mast, as the yards of a square-rigged ship
adverbWord forms: ˈsquarer or ˈsquarest
35. 
honestly; fairly; justly
36. 
so as to be or form a square; at right angles
37. 
directly; exactly
38. 
so as to face
39. 
firmly; solidly

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Square

see synonyms of square
n.
1. A polygon having four equal sides and four equal angles.
2. Something having an equal-sided rectangular form: a square of cloth.
3. A T-shaped or L-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles.
4. Mathematics The product obtained when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself: 49 is the square of 7.
5. Games Any of the quadrilateral spaces on a board, as in chess.
6.
a. Abbr. Sq. An open, usually four-sided area at the intersection of two or more streets, often planted with grass and trees for use as a park.
b. A rectangular space enclosed by streets and occupied by buildings; a block.
7. The flower bud of a cotton plant, with three bracts surrounding the unopened flower in a pyramidal structure.
8. Slang A person who is regarded as dull, rigidly conventional, and out of touch with current trends.
adj. squar·er, squar·est
1. Having four equal sides and four right angles.
2. Forming a right angle.
3. In alignment or flush: Put the paper square with the edge of the desk.
4.
a. Abbr. sq. Expressed in units measuring area: square feet.
b. Having a specified length in each of two equal dimensions: a room that is 12 feet square.
5. Having a base that is a square: a square pyramid.
6. Nautical Set at right angles to the mast and keel. Used of the yards of a square-rigged ship.
7. Approximately rectangular and equilateral in cross section: a square house.
8. Characterized by blocklike solidity or sturdiness.
9. Honest; direct: a square answer.
10. Just; equitable: a square deal.
11. Having all accounts settled; even: I paid what I owed you, so we're square.
12. Sports Even; tied.
13. Slang Rigidly conventional; dull.
v. squared, squar·ing, squares
v.tr.
1. To cut to a square or rectangular shape. Often used with off.
2. To test or adjust for conformity to a desired plane, straight line, or right angle.
3. To mark into squares. Often used with off.
4.
a. To bring into conformity or agreement: She could not square the request with her principles.
b. To bring (oneself) into a better position or relation: He tried to square himself with his parents.
5. To set straight or at approximate right angles: square one's cap.
6. To bring into balance; settle: square a debt.
7. Sports To even the score of: to square a game.
8. Mathematics
a. To raise (a number or quantity) to the second power.
b. To find a square equal in area to (the area of a given figure).
9. Informal To bribe or fix: a party in litigation that tried to square the judge.
v.intr.
1. Mathematics To be at right angles.
2. To agree or conform: a story that doesn't square with the facts.
adv.
1. Mathematics At right angles.
2. In a square shape.
3. In a solid manner; firmly.
4. Directly; straight: ran square into each other.
5. In an honest, straightforward manner.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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