Meaning of 'square' (Webster Dictionary)
- Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square
figure.
- Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and
angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame.
- Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.
- Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square
dealing.
- Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts
square.
- Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.
- 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.
- The corner, or angle, of a figure.
- A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right
angles.
- Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so
- A square piece or fragment.
- A pane of glass.
- A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column,
nearly square; -- used chiefly in reckoning the prices of
advertisements in newspapers.
- One hundred superficial feet.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hence, a pattern or rule.
- 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.
- Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct;
regularity; rule.
- A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to
resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron.
- Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement;
equality; level.
- The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each
other; a quadrate.
- The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel.
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked
or embroidered.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat
surfaces; as, to square mason's work.
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or
standard.
- To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to
square our actions by the opinions of others.
- To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to
balance; as, to square accounts.
- To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a
quantity.
- To hold a quartile position respecting.
- To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the
yards.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to
conform or agree; to suit; to fit.
- To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense
or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
- To take a boxing attitude; -- often with up, sometimes
with off.
Meaning of 'square' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
Example in sentence:- a checkerboard has 64 squares
Meaning (2):
- the product of two equal terms
Example in sentence:- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance;
- nine is the second power of three
Meaning (3):
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
Example in sentence:- the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square
Meaning (4):
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
Example in sentence:- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
Meaning (5):
- position so as to be square
Meaning (6):
- pay someone and settle a debt
Meaning (7):
- be compatible with
Example in sentence:- one idea squares with another
Meaning (8):
- make square
Example in sentence:- Square the circle;
- square the wood with a file
Meaning (9):
- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
Example in sentence:- a square corner;
- a square peg in a round hole
Meaning (10):
- characterized by honesty and fairness
Example in sentence:- a square deal;
- straight dealing
Meaning (11):
- in a square shape
Example in sentence:- a squarely cut piece of paper;
- folded the sheet of paper square
Meaning (12):
- firmly and solidly
Example in sentence:- hit the ball squarely;
- planted his great bulk square before his enemy;
- the bat met the ball squarely
Meaning (13):
- in a straight direct way
Example in sentence:- looked him squarely in the eye;
- ran square into me
Meaning (14):
- providing abundant nourishment
Example in sentence:- a hearty meal;
- ate a substantial breakfast;
- four square meals a day;
- good solid food
Meaning (15):
- without evasion or compromise
Example in sentence:- a square contradiction;
- he is not being as straightforward as it appears
Meaning (16):
- leaving no balance
Example in sentence:- my account with you is now all square
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