Definition of square

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square - 26 definitions

- noun
1. square -- (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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. square -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. public square -- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
synonyms: public square
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. square -- something approximating the shape of a square
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. square -- someone who doesn't understand what is going on
synonyms: lame
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. square -- a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
synonyms: square toes
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. square -- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. square -- 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"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
9. square -- make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
synonyms: square up
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10. square -- raise to the second power
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11. square -- cause to match, as of ideas or acts
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12. square -- position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"
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13. square -- be compatible with; "one idea squares with another"
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14. square -- pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him"
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15. feather -- turn the paddle; in canoeing
synonyms: feather
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16. feather -- turn the oar, while rowing
synonyms: feather
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
17. square, square -- to make square
synonyms: squared, squares, squarest, squaring, unsquared
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
18. square -- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner"
antonyms: round -- having a circular shape
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
19. straight -- characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
synonyms: straight
antonyms: crooked -- not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
20. hearty -- providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"
synonyms: hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
21. square -- leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
22. square -- without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
synonyms: straightforward, straight
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
23. square -- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
synonyms: straight
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- adverb
24. squarely -- in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"
synonyms: squarely
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
25. squarely -- in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"
synonyms: squarely
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
26. squarely -- firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
synonyms: squarely
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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Antonyms
round -- having a circular shape
crooked -- not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

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