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Definition of 'Square'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) square
a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.

2.  square
something having or resembling this form, as a city block.

3.  square
an open area formed by the intersecting of two or more streets.

4.  square
a rectangularly shaped area on a game board.

5.  square
a try square,

6.  square
the second power of a quantity, expressed as a²=a&xtimes;a, where a is the quantity.

7.  square
a quantity that is the second power of another:
Four is the square of two.

8.  square
Slang. a person who is old-fashioned, conventional, or conservative.

9.  square
a flower bud of the cotton plant.

10.  square
Usu., squares.Informal. a square meal:
three squares a day.

11. (v.t.) square
to reduce to square, rectangular, or cubical form (often fol. by off).

12.  square
to mark out in one or more squares or rectangles.

13.  square
to test with measuring devices for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface.

14.  square
to multiply (a number or quantity) by itself; raise to the second power.

15.  square
to describe or find a square that is equivalent in area to:
to square a circle.

16.  square
to bring to the form of a right angle; set at right angles.

17.  square
to even the score of (a contest).

18.  square
to set (the shoulders and back) in an erect posture.

19.  square
to make straight, level, or even:
Square the cloth on the table.

20.  square
to regulate, as by a standard.

21.  square
to adjust harmoniously or satisfactorily:
Can you square such actions with your conscience?

22.  square
to balance; pay off; settle:
to square a debt.

23.  square
Slang. to bribe.

24. (v.i.) square
to accord; agree:
That theory does not square with the facts.

25.  square
square away,

26.  square
to make preparations; get ready.

27.  square
to assume a fighting stance.

28.  square
to put in order.

29.  square
square off,

30.  square
to assume a fighting stance.

31.  square
square up, to settle an account.

32. (adj.) square
forming a right angle:
a square corner.

33.  square
having four sides and four right angles or three pairs of parallel sides meeting at right angles:
a square box.

34.  square
having the form of a square and designated by a unit of linear measurement forming a side of the square:
one square foot.

35.  square
equal to a square of a specified length on a side:
five miles square.

36.  square
Naut. being at right angles to the mast and the keel.

37.  square
having a solid, sturdy form.

38.  square
straight, level, or even, as a surface.

39.  square
having all accounts settled.

40.  square
fair; honest.

41.  square
straightforward; unequivocal.

42.  square
Slang. conventional or conservative in style or outlook.

43. (adv.) square
in square or rectangular form.

44.  square
at right angles.

45.  square
straightforwardly; fairly; honestly.

46.  square
at right angles.

47.  square
Informal. straightforward; honest.

48.  square
not at right angles.

49.  square
not in agreement.

Etymology: (1885–90)

Definition of 'Square'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) square, foursquare
(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. (noun) square, second power
the product of two equal terms
"nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"

3. (noun) public square, square
an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

4. (noun) square
something approximating the shape of a square

5. (noun) square, lame
someone who doesn't understand what is going on

6. (noun) square, square toes
a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

7. (noun) square
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. (adj) square
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"

9. (adj) square
having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
"a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner"

10. (adj) straight, square
characterized by honesty and fairness
"straight dealing"; "a square deal"

11. (adj) hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial
providing abundant nourishment
"a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"

12. (adj) square(p)
leaving no balance
"my account with you is now all square"

13. (adj) square(a), straightforward, straight
without evasion or compromise
"a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

14. (verb) square, straight
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

15. (verb) square, square up
make square
"Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"

16. (verb) square
raise to the second power

17. (verb) square
cause to match, as of ideas or acts

18. (verb) square
position so as to be square
"He squared his shoulders"

19. (verb) square
be compatible with
"one idea squares with another"

20. (verb) square
pay someone and settle a debt
"I squared with him"

21. (verb) feather, square
turn the paddle; in canoeing

22. (adverb) feather, square
turn the oar, while rowing

23. (adverb) squarely, square
in a straight direct way
"looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"

24. (adverb) squarely, square
in a square shape
"a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"

25. (adverb) squarely, square
firmly and solidly
"hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"

Definition of 'Square'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) square
in the shape of a square
a square building

2.  square
used in measurements of area
The house is about 1500 square feet.

3.  square
with edges that are not rounded
the car's square shape; his square jaw

4. (noun) square
º angles
***Draw a square.

5.  square
an open area of land in a city or town, surrounded by buildings
the town square

6.  square
the result of multiplying a number by itself
The square of 2 is 4.

7.  square
square one
the situation in which you started
After all that work, we have to go back to square one.

8. (verb) square
to multiply a number by itself
2 squared equals 4.

Definition of 'Square'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Square
having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure

2. (adj) Square
forming a right angle; as, a square corner

3. (adj) Square
having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame

4. (adj) Square
exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just

5. (adj) Square
rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square dealing

6. (adj) Square
even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square

7. (adj) Square
leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous

8. (adj) Square
at right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced

9. (noun) Square
the corner, or angle, of a figure

10. (noun) Square
a parallelogram having four equal sides and four right angles

11. (noun) Square
hence, anything which is square, or nearly so

12. (noun) Square
a square piece or fragment

13. (noun) Square
a pane of glass

14. (noun) Square
a certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers

15. (noun) Square
one hundred superficial feet

16. (noun) Square
an area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets

17. (noun) Square
an instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc

18. (noun) Square
hence, a pattern or rule

19. (noun) Square
the product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8 / 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a2 + 2ab + b2

20. (noun) Square
exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule

21. (noun) Square
a body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron

22. (noun) Square
fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level

23. (noun) Square
the position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate

24. (noun) Square
the act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel

25. (noun) Square
the front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered

26. (noun) Square
to form with four sides and four right angles

27. (noun) Square
to form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square mason's work

28. (noun) Square
to compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard

29. (noun) Square
to adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others

30. (noun) Square
to make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts

31. (noun) Square
to multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity

32. (noun) Square
to hold a quartile position respecting

33. (noun) Square
to place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards

34. (verb) Square
to accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to conform or agree; to suit; to fit

35. (verb) Square
to go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel

36. (verb) Square
to take a boxing attitude; -- often with up, sometimes with off

Translation of 'Square'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.
Afrikaans: vierkant	Arabic: مُرَبَّع	Bulgarian: квадрат
Brazilian: quadrado	Czech: čtverec	German: das Quadrat
Danish: kvadrat	Greek: τετράγωνο	Estonian: ruut
Farsi: مربع	Finnish: neliö	French: carré
Hebrew: רִיבּוּע	Hindi: वर्ग	Croatian: kvadrat,četvorina
Hungarian: négyzet	Indonesian: bujur sangkar	Icelandic: ferningur
Italian: quadrato	Japanese: 正方形	Korean: 정사각형
Lithuanian: kvadratas	Latvian: kvadrāts	Malay: segi empat sama
Dutch: vierkant	Norwegian: firkant, kvadrat	Polish: kwadrat
Portuguese: quadrado	Romanian: pătrat	Russian: квадрат
Slovak: štvorec	Slovenian: kvadrat	Serbian: kvadrat
Swedish: kvadrat	Thai: สี่เหลี่ยมจัตุรัส	Turkish: kare
Taiwanese: 正方形(物)	Ukrainian: квадрат	Urdu: چوکور، مربع شکل
Vietnamese: hình vuông	Chinese: 正方形（物）
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