square
square
skwɛr
skver
/skweə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "square"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ

a shape with four equal straight sides and four right angles, each measuring 90°
square definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children played hopscotch, drawing squares with chalk on the pavement.
āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻž āĻšāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϚ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻĒāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϚāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ āφāρāĻ•āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϰ, āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻžāύ

an open area in a city or town where two or more streets meet
square definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They met in the square to watch the street performers.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϰ, āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻžāύ

an open piece of land in a city or town that is four-sided and is usually surrounded by buildings
square definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
People gathered in the central square to celebrate the New Year with music and fireworks.
āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϤāĻļāĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϚāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϰ⧇ āϜāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ, āϚāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϰ

something approximating the shape of a square
square definition and meaning
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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—, āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

the second exponent of any given number produced when multiplied by itself
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āϕ⧋āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻ•, āϏāĻŽāϕ⧋āĻŖ

a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ, āϚāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϰ

any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻļā§€āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§‹āĻā§‡ āύāĻž āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

someone who doesn't understand what is going on
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āϏāĻŋāĻ—āĻžāϰ⧇āϟ, āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ

a small cylinder of finely cut tobacco rolled in paper for smoking
Old use
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He lit up a square and leaned against the wall.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāĻ—āĻžāϰ⧇āϟ āĻœā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻšā§‡āϞāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ

having four even sides and four right angles, forming a shape resembling a regular square
square definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The square window frame framed a picturesque view of the garden outside.
āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāĻŽ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§Ž, āĻĒā§āϰāϚāϞāĻŋāϤ

morally upright or conventional, especially in a situation or practice
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The deal seemed square, both parties agreed on all terms.
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āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻļā§€āϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāϚāϞāĻŋāϤ

socially conservative in behavior, attitudes, or style
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His taste in clothes was a bit square, always sticking to classic suits.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāϕ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻ•āϟ⧁ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻļā§€āϞ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻŸā§‡ āϞ⧇āϗ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤāĨ¤
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āϏāϰāϞ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ

without evasion or compromise
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āϏ⧁āώāĻŽ, āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ āύ⧇āχ

leaving no balance
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āĻĒ⧁āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ•āϰ, āϤ⧃āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•

substantial, hearty, and satisfying food, typically well-balanced and fulfilling
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The diner was known for its square breakfasts, providing generous portions of eggs, bacon, and pancakes.
āĻāχ āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧁āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻĢāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύāϕ⧇āϕ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āĻ–āĻžāĻĒ āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ

matching, agreeing, or compatible with something
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ, āϏāĻŽāϤ⧁āĻ˛ā§āϝ

(of participants or teams in a game or competition) having even scores
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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ

used to express area by multiplying length by width
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A chessboard is 64 square inches in total area.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻŽā§‹āϟ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĢāϞ 64 āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ— āχāĻžā§āϚāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to multiply a value or number by itself
Transitive: to square a number
to square definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If you square 3, you get 3 × 3, which equals 9.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ 3 āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ 3 × 3 āĻĒāĻžāĻŦ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž 9 āĻāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to shape something into a square or rectangular form
Transitive: to square sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mason squared the stones before laying them in the wall.
āχāĻŽāĻžāϰāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āĻŦāϏāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to straighten and position your shoulders confidently, often as a sign of readiness or determination
Transitive: to square one's shoulders
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He squared his shoulders before entering the interview room.
āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϘāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϧ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāύāĻžāύāϏāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to align or modify something so that it follows a specific rule or standard
Transitive: to square an idea or plan with an standard
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The architect squared the design with the safety codes before final approval.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻžāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āϕ⧋āĻĄā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϕ⧋āϪ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϜāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to position the oars so that they are at a right angle to the water
Transitive: to square oars
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As they approached the dock, he squared the oars to slow down.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻ–āύ āĻĄāĻ• āĻāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāϞ, āϏ⧇ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make an account even or resolve a debt
Transitive: to square an account or debt
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He squared his debt with the bank by making the final payment.
āϏ⧇ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ‹āĻŖ āĻļā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻ•āĻŽāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to match or agree exactly with something in terms of details or expectations
Intransitive: to square with sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her story squared perfectly with the timeline of events.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϘāϟāύāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϰ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a straight direct way
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āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻ…āϟāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

firmly and solidly
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āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇

having the shape of a square
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ