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square

/skwˈɛɹ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. make square
    “Square the circle”
  2. raise to the second power
  3. cause to match, as of ideas or acts
  4. position so as to be square
    “He squared his shoulders”
  5. be compatible with
    “one idea squares with another”
  6. pay someone and settle a debt
    “I squared with him”
  7. turn the paddle; in canoeing
  8. turn the oar, while rowing

noun

  1. (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
    “you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides”
  2. the product of two equal terms
    “nine is the second power of three”
  3. an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
  4. something approximating the shape of a square
  5. someone who doesn't understand what is going on
  6. a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
  7. any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
    “a checkerboard has 64 squares”
  8. a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
    “the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square”

adjective

  1. having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
    “a square peg in a round hole”
  2. characterized by honesty and fairness
    “straight dealing”
  3. providing abundant nourishment
    “a hearty meal”
  4. leaving no balance
    “my account with you is now all square”
  5. without evasion or compromise
    “a square contradiction”
  6. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

adverb

  1. in a straight direct way
    “looked him squarely in the eye”
  2. in a square shape
    “a squarely cut piece of paper”
  3. firmly and solidly
    “hit the ball squarely”

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