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    square
    [skwer]
    noun
    square (noun) · squares (plural noun)
    1. a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles:
      "a grid of ruled squares"
      • a thing having the shape of four equal straight sides and four right angles:
        "she tore a bit of cloth into a four-inch square"
      • a thing having the shape or approximate shape of a cube:
        "a small square of chocolate"
      • a small square area on the board used in a game:
        "move the white king's pawn forward two squares"
      • historical
        a body of infantry drawn up in rectangular form.
      • a unit of 100 square ft. used as a measure of flooring, roofing, etc..
    2. an open (typically four-sided) area surrounded by buildings in a town, village, or city:
      "a market square" · "Herald Square"
      • an open area at the meeting of streets.
      • US ENGLISH
        a block of buildings bounded by four streets.
    3. the product of a number multiplied by itself:
      "a circle's area is proportional to the square of its radius"
    4. an L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles:
      "a carpenter's square"
      • astrology
        an aspect of 90° (one quarter of a circle):
        "Venus in square to Jupiter"
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        a cigarette containing tobacco rather than cannabis.
    5. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      informal
      a square meal:
      "three squares a day"
    adjective
    square (adjective) · squarer (comparative adjective) · squarest (superlative adjective)
      • having the shape or approximate shape of a cube:
        "a square box"
      • having or in the form of two right angles:
        "a suitable length of wood with square ends"
      • having an outline resembling two corners of a square:
        "his square jaw"
      • broad and solid in shape:
        "he was short and square"
    1. denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified:
      "30,000 square feet of new gallery space"
      • denoting the length of each side of a square shape or object:
        "the office was fifteen feet square"
    2. at right angles; perpendicular:
      "these lines must be square to the top and bottom marked edges"
      Similar:
      at right angles
      at 90 degrees
      • astrology
        having or denoting an aspect of 90°:
        "Jupiter is square to the Sun"
    3. level or parallel:
      "place one piece of wood on top of the other, ensuring that they are exactly square"
    4. (of two people) owing nothing to each other:
      "an acknowledgment that we are square"
    5. (of rhythm) simple and straightforward.
    adverb
    square (adverb)
      • informal
        fairly; honestly:
        "I'd acted square and on the level with him"
    verb
    square (verb) · squares (third person present) · squared (past tense) · squared (past participle) · squaring (present participle)
    1. make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to:
      "you can square off the other edge" · "they felled and squared the timber themselves"
      • mark out in squares:
        "that this watercolor was a first draft is made clear by the fact that the sheet of paper has been squared"
    2. multiply (a number) by itself:
      "5 squared equals 25"
    3. balance (an account):
      "they're anxious to square their books before the audit"
      • make the score of (a match or game) even:
        "his goal squared the match 1-1"
        Similar:
        make equal
    4. bring (one's shoulders) into a position in which they appear square and broad, typically to prepare oneself for a difficult task or event:
      "chin up, shoulders squared, she stepped into the room"
      • (square oneself)
        adopt a posture of defense.
    5. informal
      secure the help, acquiescence, or silence of (someone), especially by offering an inducement:
      "faced with such declarations, politicians were resolved to squash or square the press"
      Similar:
      give an inducement to
      grease someone's palm
      give a backhander to
      give a sweetener to
    6. sailing
      set (a yard or other part of a ship) approximately at right angles to the keel or other point of reference.
    7. astrology
      (of a planet) have a square aspect with (another planet or position):
      "Saturn squares the Sun on the 17th"
    Origin
    Middle English: shortening of Old French esquare (noun), esquarre (past participle, used as an adjective), esquarrer (verb), based on Latin quadra ‘square’.
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