square

noun

1. a plane figure having four equal sides and four right angles
2. 1. anything having or approximating this shape: a square of cloth
   2. any of the spaces on a board for chess, checkers, etc.
3. ☆ block ()
4. 1. an open area bounded by, or at the intersection of, several streets, usually used as a park, plaza, etc.
   2. buildings surrounding such an area
5. an instrument having two sides that form an angle of 90 degrees, used for drawing or testing right angles
6. a solid piece with at least one face that is a square: to cut a cake into squares
7. the product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself: 9 is the square of 3
8. ☆ Informal a square meal: three squares a day
9. ☆ Slang a person who is square ()

Origin: ME < OFr esquarre < VL *exquadra < *exquadrare, to make square < L ex, out + quadrare, to square < quadrus, a square < base of quattuor, four

transitive verb squared, squaring

1. 1. to make into a square; make square
   2. to make into any rectangle
2. to test or adjust with regard to straightness or evenness: to square a surface with a straightedge
3. to bring to or near to the form of a right angle: to square one's shoulders
4. 1. to settle; adjust; make right or even: to square accounts
   2. to adjust or settle the accounts of: to square oneself with another
5. to make equal: to square the score of a game
6. to bring into agreement; make conform: to square a statement with the facts
7. to mark off (a surface) in a series of connected squares
8. to bring into the correct position, as with reference to a line, course, etc.
9. to multiply (a number or quantity) by itself
10. to determine the square that is equal in area to (a figure)
11. Slang to bribe

Origin: ME squaren < OFr esquarrer < VL *exquadrare

intransitive verb

Origin: ME < OFr esquarre, pp. of esquarrer

adjective squarer, squarest

1. 1. having four equal sides and four right angles
   2. more or less cubical; rectangular and three-dimensional, as a box
2. forming a right angle, or having a rectangular part or parts
3. correctly adjusted or positioned; straight, level, even, etc.
4. 1. leaving no balance; balanced; even
   2. even in score; tied
5. just; fair; honest
6. clear; direct; straightforward; unequivocal: a square refusal
7. 1. designating or of a unit of surface measure in the form of a square having sides of a specified length
   2. given or stated in terms of such surface measure
8. having a shape broad for its length or height, with a solid, sturdy appearance, and somewhat rectangular or rectilinear: a square jaw
9. square or rectangular in cross section, as some files
10. designating a number that is the product of another number multiplied by itself
11. ☆ Informal satisfying; solid; substantial: a square meal
12. ☆ Slang not conversant with the current fads, styles, slang, etc.; old-fashioned, unsophisticated, conservative, etc.
13. Naut. at right angles to the keel and mast, as the yards of a square-rigged ship

adverb squarer, squarest

1. honestly; fairly; justly
2. so as to be or form a square; at right angles
3. directly; exactly
4. so as to face
5. firmly; solidly