square
adv.
perpendicularly; fairly, honestly; in the shape of a square
v.
make square; multiply a number by itself (Mathematics); correspond; bring into agreement with; settle, make right (a debt, etc); straighten; bribe (Slang)
adj.
having four equal sides enclosing four equal angles; shaped like a square; perpendicular; aligned; sturdy; fair, honest; settled, even; conservative (Slang)
n.
geometric figure having four equal sides; something shaped like a square; open area in a town or city, plaza; exponent of 2; tool with straight edges and a right angle; conservative person (Slang)
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square
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"
(synonym) foursquare
(hypernym) rectangle
(hyponym) quadrate
(derivation) square up
(classification) geometry
2. the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"
(synonym) second power
(hypernym) number
3. an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
(synonym) public square
(hypernym) tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
(hyponym) Trafalgar Square
(part-holonym) city
4. something approximating the shape of a square
(hypernym) shape, form
5. someone who doesn't understand what is going on
(synonym) lame
(hypernym) simpleton, simple
6. a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
(synonym) square toes
(hypernym) conservative, conservativist
(classification) colloquialism
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"
(hypernym) artifact, artefact
(part-holonym) checkerboard
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"
(hypernym) hand tool
(hyponym) carpenter's square
Verb
1. raise to the second power
(hypernym) multiply
(derivation) second power
(classification) arithmetic
2. make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
(synonym) square up
(hypernym) shape, form
3. cause to match, as of ideas or acts
(hypernym) adjust, conform, adapt
4. position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"
(hypernym) position
(hyponym) square up, jog, even up
5. be compatible with; "one idea squares with another"
(hypernym) match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
6. pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him"
(hypernym) settle
7. turn the paddle; in canoeing
(synonym) feather
(hypernym) paddle
8. turn the oar, while rowing
(synonym) feather
(hypernym) row
Adjective
1. having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner"
(antonym) round, circular
(similar) quadrate
(see-also) angular, angulate
2. leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square"
(synonym) square(p)
(similar) paid
(classification) colloquialism
3. characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing"
(synonym) straight
(similar) honest, honorable
4. without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
(synonym) square(a), straightforward
(similar) direct
5. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
(synonym) straight
(similar) conventional
(classification) cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
Adverb
1. in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"
(synonym) squarely
2. with honesty and fairness; "dealt squarely with his customers"; "always treated me square"
(synonym) squarely
3. in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"
(synonym) squarely
4. firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
(synonym) squarely
square (m)
n.
public garden
Square
(n.)
Hence, a pattern or rule.
(n.)
Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
(n.)
Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A square piece or fragment.
(n.)
A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right angles.
(n.)
A pane of glass.
(n.)
A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
(n.)
A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron.
(a.)
Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square dealing.
(a.)
Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.
(a.)
Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure.
(a.)
Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame.
(a.)
Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.
(a.)
Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.
(a.)
Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square.
(a.)
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.
(v. i.)
To take a boxing attitude; -- often with up, sometimes with off.
(v. i.)
To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
(v. i.)
To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to conform or agree; to suit; to fit.
(n.)
To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards.
(n.)
To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.
(n.)
To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts.
(n.)
To hold a quartile position respecting.
(n.)
To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square mason's work.
(n.)
To form with four sides and four right angles.
(n.)
To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
(n.)
To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
(n.)
The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
(n.)
The corner, or angle, of a figure.
(n.)
The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel.
(n.)
One hundred superficial feet.
(n.)
Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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