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Noun

1. A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.

Choosing a darker hue, such as violet, I began by drawing three squares.

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2. A thing that is square or approximately square in shape.

she tore a bit of cloth into a four-inch square

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3. A thing having the shape or approximate shape of a cube.

a small square of chocolate

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4. A small square area on the board used in a game.

‘Your move,’ said Adam, moving his rook forward two squares.

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5. A body of infantry drawn up in rectangular form.

The background of a raging battle with canons and cavalry assaulting squares of infantry soldiers left little doubt that this man had served under the Duke of Wellington.

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6. A unit of 100 square ft used as a measure of flooring, roofing, etc.
7. A square scarf.

She pulled on a pair of string-backed driving gloves and wound a silk square over her springy hair.

8. A mortar board.

An undergraduate in academical dress may nowadays dispense with the square.

9. The portion of the cover of a bound book which projects beyond the pages.
10. An open, typically four-sided, area surrounded by buildings in a village, town, or city.

Leicester Square

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11. An open area at the meeting of streets.

Don't miss Trinity College, the streets, parks and squares of Georgian Dublin and the Guinness brewery.

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12. A closer-cut area at the centre of a ground, any strip of which may be prepared as a wicket.

The umpires called off the game at 3 in the afternoon, with parts of the square patently unfit for play.

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13. An area within a military barracks or camp used for drill.

Some 649 inmates are held at the category C prison in accommodation which is built around the former drill square.

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14. A block of buildings bounded by four streets.

Security was tight in the US capital and 100 square blocks were sealed to traffic.

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15. The product of a number multiplied by itself.

a circle's area is proportional to the square of its radius

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16. An L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles.

a carpenter's square

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17. An aspect of 90° (one quarter of a circle)

Venus in square to Jupiter

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18. A person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional in attitude or behaviour.

Come on Maggie: don't be such a square.

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19. A cigarette containing tobacco rather than cannabis.
20. A square meal.

Again, all we asked for was leadership and three squares a day.

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Adjective

1. Having the shape or approximate shape of a square.

Audrey had thick brown hair and blunt almost square features.

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2. Having the shape or approximate shape of a cube.

a square block of flats

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3. Having or in the form of two right angles.

a suitable length of wood with square ends

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4. Having an outline resembling two corners of a square.

his square jaw

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5. Broad and solid in shape.

The warden was a tall, square woman with broad shoulders and a horsey face.

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6. Denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified.

The two-storey Victorian property has 242 square metres of living space.

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7. Denoting the length of each side of a square shape or object.

the office was fifteen feet square

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8. At right angles; perpendicular.

these lines must be square to the top and bottom marked edges

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9. In a direction transversely across the field or pitch.

But Rooney's square ball fell behind the unmarked Van Nistelrooy and was smuggled away for a corner.

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10. Having or denoting an aspect of 90°

Uranus is square Venus so relationships may end suddenly with no warning.

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11. Level or parallel.

Keep your hips square to the ceiling, and try to avoid letting your pelvis rotate.

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12. Properly arranged; in good order.

we should get everything square before we leave

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13. Compatible or in agreement.

he wanted to make sure we were square with the court's decision and not subject to a lawsuit

14. Fair and honest.

she'd been as square with him as anybody could be

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15. (of two people) owing nothing to each other.

an acknowledgement that we are square

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16. With both players or sides having equal scores in a game.

the goal brought the match all square once again

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17. Old-fashioned or boringly conventional.

Elvis was anything but square

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18. (of rhythm) simple and straightforward.

The opening sinfonia for strings and trombones is remarkably like several opera overtures of the time, with square rhythms.

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Adverb

1. Directly; straight.

It looks to me like he hit you square on.

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2. Fairly; honestly.

He had a couple of thousands to invest, and would give me a good commission if I acted square with him.

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3. In a direction transversely across the field or pitch.

He hit the right post with a penalty kick and the ball bounced almost square to the left.

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Verb

1. Make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to.

Cut the roll into six equal pieces and square off the ends.

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2. Mark out in squares.

that this watercolour was a first draft is made clear by the fact that the sheet of paper has been squared

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3. Multiply (a number) by itself.

‘When air traffic doubles, the risk of collision is squared,’ he said.

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4. Balance (an account)

institutions are anxious to square their books before the election

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5. Make the score of (a match or game) even.

I'd like to see England win this one and square the series.

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6. Bring (one's shoulders) into a position in which they appear square and broad, typically to prepare oneself for a difficult task or event.

He cleared his throat and squared his shoulders.

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7. (square oneself) Adopt a posture of defence.

Charlie squared himself in front of Jackson.

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8. Secure the help or acquiescence of (someone), especially by offering an inducement.

Reynaud therefore decided that it would be necessary to get rid of both men, and he spent the following weeks squaring political heavyweights so as to isolate Daladier.

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9. Pass (a ball) across the field, especially towards the centre.

And 17 minutes from time, Heskey became the third Liverpool player to get on the score-sheet, when Scholes squared the ball to him in the penalty area.

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10. Set (a yard or other part of a ship) at right angles to the keel or other point of reference.
11. (of a planet) have a square aspect with (another planet or position)

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.

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Square off

1. Assume the attitude of a person about to fight.

The heavyweight championship contenders squared off.

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2. (square someone off, square off someone) Placate someone.

he was not very amused but we squared him off with a few free beers

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Square with

1. (square with something) Be compatible or fit with something.

do those announcements really square with the facts?

2. (square something with something) Make something compatible with something else.

I'm able to square my profession with my religious beliefs

3. (square something with someone) Induce someone to accept or approve of something.

several friends did not approve and she had still not squared it with Bob

Square away

1. (square something away, square away something) Arrange or deal with something in a satisfactory way.

One more championship will square it away for me.

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Square up

1. Assume the attitude of a person about to fight.

the fighters squared up in the ring

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2. (square up to something) Face and tackle a difficulty or problem resolutely.

The Minister is squaring up to raise tax levels.

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3. (square something up, square up something) Settle or pay an account.

would you square up the bill?

4. Settle a dispute or misunderstanding.

The Minister is squaring up to raise tax levels.

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Origin

1. 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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