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Definitions for Square

[1] a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
[2] anything having this form or a form approximating it, as a city block, rectangular piece of candy, etc.
[3] an open area or plaza in a city or town, formed by the meeting or intersecting of two or more streets and often planted with grass, trees, etc., in the center.
[4] a rectangularly shaped area on a game board, as in chess or checkers.
[5] a try square, T square, or the like.
[6] Mathematics . the second power of a quantity, expressed as a2 = a × a, where a is the quantity. a quantity that is the second power of another: Four is the square of two.
[7] Slang . a person who is ignorant of or uninterested in current fads, ideas, manners, tastes, etc.; an old-fashioned, conventional, or conservative person.
[8] Military . (formerly) a body of troops drawn up in quadrilateral form.
[9] Building Trades . a unit of measure for roofing materials, equal to 100 square feet (9.3 sq. m).
[10] a flower bud of the cotton plant.
[11] Nautical . the area at the bottom of a hatchway.
[12] Usually squares. Informal . a square meal: to get three squares a day.
[13] Astrology . a situation in which two heavenly bodies or groups of heavenly bodies have celestial longitudes differing by 90 degrees, an aspect indicative of internal tension with an equally strong and conflicting need for adjustment.
[14] Obsolete . a pattern, standard, or example.
[15] to reduce to square, rectangular, or cubical form (often followed by off ): He squared off the log to make a timber for his house.
[16] to mark out in one or more squares or rectangles.
[17] to test with measuring devices for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface.
[18] Mathematics . to multiply (a number or quantity) by itself; raise to the second power. to describe or find a square that is equivalent in area to: to square a circle.
[19] to bring to the form of a right angle or right angles; set at right angles to something else.
[20] to even the score of (a contest): to square a game.
[21] to set (the shoulders and back) in an erect posture so they form an angle similar to a right angle.
[22] to make straight, level, or even: Square the cloth on the table.
[23] to regulate, as by a standard; adapt; adjust.
[24] to adjust harmoniously or satisfactorily (often followed by with ): How could you square such actions with your conscience?
[25] to balance; pay off; settle: to square a debt.
[26] Slang . to secure a desired action or attitude by means of bribery; bribe.
[27] to accord or agree (often followed by with ): Your theory does not square with the facts.
[28] to settle, even, or balance a matter, as by paying a bill, returning a favor, or tying a score.
[29] (of a cotton plant) to form buds.
[30] formed by or as a right angle; having some part or parts rectangular: a square corner.
[31] having four sides and four right angles in two dimensions or three pairs of parallel sides meeting at right angles in three dimensions; having each dimension in the shape of a square or rectangle and all angles right angles: a square box.
[32] noting any unit of area measurement having the form of a square and designated by a unit of linear measurement forming a side of the square: one square foot.
[33] noting a system of area measurement in terms of such units.
[34] (of an area) equal to a square of a specified length on a side: five miles square.
[35] at right angles, or perpendicular.
[36] Nautical . at right angles to the mast and the keel, as a yard.
[37] having a square or rectangular section: a square bar.
[38] having a solid, sturdy form, especially when characterized by a rectilinear or angular outline.
[39] straight, level, or even, as a surface.
[40] leaving no balance of debt on either side; having all accounts settled: I'm all square with my landlord.
[41] just, fair, or honest.
[42] straightforward, direct, or unequivocal.
[43] Slang . conventional or conservative in style or outlook; not hip.
[44] so as to be square; in square or rectangular form.
[45] at right angles.
[46] fairly or honestly.
[47] directly or straightforwardly.
[48] square around , Baseball . (of a bunter) to shift the feet and body from a conventional batting stance to a position facing the pitcher, with the bat held across and in front of the body.
[49] square away , Nautical . to arrange the yards so as to sail before the wind. to prepare; get ready: Square away for dinner. to assume a position of defense or offense: The wrestlers squared away for the first fall. to organize or complete satisfactorily; put in order: I want to square away the work before going on vacation.
[50] square off , to assume a posture of defense or offense, as in boxing: They squared off for a fight. to prepare to dispute with another; show signs of opposition or resistance: The governor and the legislature are squaring off over the landfill issue.
[51] square up , to pay or settle an account, bill, etc.: We squared up with the cashier and checked out of the hotel.
[52] on the square , at right angles. Informal . straightforward; honest; just: Their dealings with us have always been on the square.
[53] out of square , not at right angles. not in agreement; incorrect; irregular: The inspector's conclusions are out of square with his earlier report.
[54] square the circle , to strive without chance of success; attempt the impossible.
[55] a plane geometric figure having four equal sides and four right angles Compare rectangle, rhombus
[56] any object, part, or arrangement having this or a similar shape a square of carpet ; a square on a chess board
[57] (capital when part of name) an open area in a town, sometimes including the surrounding buildings, which may form a square
[58] maths the product of two equal factors; the second power 9 is the square of 3, written 3²
[59] an instrument having two strips of wood, metal, etc, set in the shape of a T or L, used for constructing or testing right angles
[60] cricket the closely-cut area in the middle of a ground on which wickets are prepared
[61] a body of soldiers drawn up in the form of a square
[62] rowing the position of the blade of an oar perpendicular to the surface of the water just before and during a stroke
[63] informal a person who is old-fashioned in views, customs, appearance, etc
[64] astrology an aspect of about 90° between two planets, etc See conjunction (def. 5), opposition (def. 9), trine (def. 1)
[65] obsolete a standard, pattern, or rule
[66] back to square one indicating a return to the starting-point of an investigation, experiment, etc, because of failure, lack of progress, etc
[67] on the square at right angles on equal terms informal honestly and openly slang a phrase identifying someone as a Freemason he is on the square
[68] out of square not at right angles or not having a right angle not in order or agreement
[69] being a square in shape
[70] having or forming one or more right angles or being at right angles to something
[71] square or rectangular in section a square bar
[72] (prenominal) denoting a measure of area of any shape a circle of four square feet (immediately postpositive) denoting a square having a specified length on each side a board four feet square contains 16 square feet
[73] fair and honest (esp in the phrase a square deal )
[74] straight, even, or level a square surface
[75] cricket at right angles to the wicket square leg
[76] sport in a straight line across the pitch a square pass
[77] nautical (of the sails of a square-rigger) set at right angles to the keel
[78] informal old-fashioned in views, customs, appearance, etc
[79] stocky or sturdy square shoulders
[80] (postpositive) having no remaining debts or accounts to be settled
[81] (of a horse's gait) sound, steady, or regular
[82] (prenominal) unequivocal or straightforward a square contradiction
[83] (postpositive) neat and tidy
[84] maths (of a matrix) having the same number of rows and columns
[85] all square on equal terms; even in score
[86] square peg or square peg in a round hole informal a person or thing that is a misfit, such as an employee in a job for which he is unsuited
[87] to make into a square or similar shape
[88] maths to raise (a number or quantity) to the second power
[89] to test or adjust for deviation with respect to a right angle, plane surface, etc
[90] (sometimes foll by off) to divide into squares
[91] to position so as to be rectangular, straight, or level square the shoulders
[92] (sometimes foll by up) to settle (debts, accounts, etc)
[93] to level (the score) in a game, etc
[94] (also intr often foll by with ) to agree or cause to agree your ideas don't square with mine
[95] rowing to turn (an oar) perpendicular to the surface of the water just before commencing a stroke
[96] (in canoeing) to turn (a paddle) perpendicular to the direction of the canoe at the commencement of a stroke Compare feather (def. 15)
[97] to arrange (something), esp by a corrupt method or come to an arrangement with (someone), as by bribery
[98] square the circle to attempt the impossible (in reference to the insoluble problem of constructing a square having exactly the same area as a given circle)
[99] in order to be square
[100] at right angles
[101] sport in a straight line across the pitch pass the ball square
[102] informal squarely

Words related to Square

rectangular, center, space, plaza, area, green, circle, even, fair, straight, equal, objective, upright, nonpartisan, sporting, quadrate, quadratic, equilateral, foursquare, dated

Words nearby Square

squamous suture, squamozygomatic, squamulose, squander, squanto, square, square and rabbet, square away, square bracket, square centimeter, square dance

Origin of Square

1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Old French esquar(r)e < Vulgar Latin *exquadra, derivative of *exquadrāre (Latin ex- ex-1 + quadrāre to square; see quadrate); (v.) Middle English squaren < Old French esquarrer < Vulgar Latin *exquadrāre; (adj.) Middle English < Old French esquarré, past participle of esquarrer; (adv.) derivative of the adj.

Other words from Square

squar·a·ble , adjective
square·like , adjective
square·ness , noun
squar·er , noun
un·squar·a·ble , adjective
un·squared , adjective

Word origin for Square

C13: from Old French esquare , from Vulgar Latin exquadra (unattested), from Latin ex 1 + quadrāre to make square; see quadrant

Synonyms for Square

equal, even, fair, nonpartisan, objective, sporting, straight, upright, aboveboard, decent, equitable, ethical, fair-and-square, impartial, impersonal, just, on-the-level, sportspersonlike, straightforward, unbiased, unprejudiced