square

noun

\ ˈskwer

Definition of square

(Entry 1 of 4)

1 : an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles

2 : a rectangle with all four sides equal

3 : any of the quadrilateral spaces marked out on a board for playing games

4 : the product of a number multiplied by itself

5a : an open place or area formed at the meeting of two or more streets

b : block sense 6a

6 : a solid object or piece approximating a cube or having a square as its largest face

7 : an unopened cotton flower with its enclosing bracts

8 : a person who is conventional or conservative in taste or way of life

9 : a square meal ate three squares a day

on the square

1 : at right angles

2 : in a fair open manner : honestly

out of square

: not at an exact right angle

square

adjective

squarer; squarest

Definition of square (Entry 2 of 4)

1a : having four equal sides and four right angles

b : forming a right angle square corner

c : having a square base a square pyramid

2 : raised to the second power

3a : being approximately a cube square cabinet

b : having a shape that is broad for the height and rectangular rather than curving in outline square shoulders a square, thick, hard-working man— Maria Edgeworth

c : rectangular and equilateral in section square tower

4a : being or converted to a unit of area equal in measure to a square each side of which measures one unit of a specified unit of length a square foot — see Metric System Table, Weights and Measures Table

b : being of a specified length in each of two equal dimensions 10 feet square

5a : exactly adjusted : precisely constructed or aligned

b : just, fair a square deal square in all his dealings

c : leaving no balance : settled

d : even, tied

e : substantial, satisfying square meal

f : being unsophisticated, conservative, or conventional

6 : set at right angles with the mast and keel —used of the yards of a square-rigged ship

square

verb

squared; squaring

Definition of square (Entry 3 of 4)

transitive verb

1a : to make square or rectangular square a building stone

b : to test for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface

2 : to bring approximately to a right angle squared his shoulders

3a : to multiply (a number) by itself : raise to the second power

b : to find a square equal in area to square a circle

4 : to regulate or adjust by or to some standard or principle square our actions by the opinions of others— John Milton

5a : balance, settle square an account

b : to even the score of

6 : to mark off into squares

7a : to set right : bring into agreement squared their goals with their beliefs

b : bribe, fix

intransitive verb

1 : to agree precisely : correspond your actions should square with your words

2 : to settle matters especially : to pay the bill

square

adverb

Definition of square (Entry 4 of 4)

1 : in a straightforward or honest manner

2a : so as to face or be face-to-face

b : at right angles

3 : with nothing intervening : directly ran square into it

4 : in a firm manner looked her square in the eye

5 : in a square shape

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