square meaning and definition

SQUARE noun

Definition of 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"
   • synonyms: foursquare
2. the product of two equal terms
   • "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"
   • synonyms: second power
3. an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
   • synonyms: public square
4. something approximating the shape of a square
5. someone who doesn't understand what is going on
   • synonyms: lame
6. a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
   • synonyms: square toes
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"
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"

SQUARE verb

Definition of square (verb)

1. make square
   • "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
   • synonyms: square up
2. raise to the second power
3. cause to match, as of ideas or acts
4. position so as to be square
   • "He squared his shoulders"
5. be compatible with
   • "one idea squares with another"
6. pay someone and settle a debt
   • "I squared with him"
7. turn the paddle; in canoeing
   • synonyms: feather
8. turn the oar, while rowing
   • synonyms: feather

SQUARE adjective

Definition of square (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: circular
2. characterized by honesty and fairness
   • "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
   • synonyms: straight
   • antonym: corrupt
3. providing abundant nourishment
   • "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"
   • synonyms: hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial
4. leaving no balance
   • "my account with you is now all square"
5. without evasion or compromise
   • "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
   • synonyms: straight, straightforward
6. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
   • synonyms: straight

SQUARE adverb

Definition of square (adverb)

1. in a straight direct way
   • "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"
   • synonyms: squarely
2. in a square shape
   • "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"
   • synonyms: squarely
3. firmly and solidly
   • "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
   • synonyms: squarely