SQUARE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Middle English: shortening of Old French esquare (noun), esquarre (past participle, used as an adjective), esquarrer (verb), based on Latin quadra ‘square’

a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles

plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles

• a grid of ruled squares

an open, typically four-sided, area surrounded by buildings in a village, town, or city

open area surrounded by buildings

• a market square
• Leicester Square

the product of a number multiplied by itself

product of number multiplied by itself

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

an L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles

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

• a carpenter's square

a person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional in attitude or behaviour

person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional

• Reg is such a square

a square meal

square meal

• three squares a day

having the shape or approximate shape of a square

having shape or approximate shape of square

• a square table

denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified

denoting unit of measurement equal to area of square whose side is of unit specified

• 30,000 square feet of new gallery space

at right angles; perpendicular

at right angles

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

level or parallel

level or parallel

• place two pieces of wood one on top of the other, ensuring that they are exactly square

(of two people) owing nothing to each other

owing nothing to each other

• an acknowledgement that we are square

old-fashioned or boringly conventional

old-fashioned or boringly conventional

• Elvis was anything but square

(of rhythm) simple and straightforward.

(of rhythm) simple and straightforward

directly; straight

directly

• the ball hit me square in the forehead

in a direction transversely across the field or pitch

in direction transversely across field or pitch

• the ball bounced almost square to the left

make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to

make square or rectangular

• you can square off the other edge
• they felled and squared the timber themselves

multiply (a number) by itself

multiply number by itself

• 5 squared equals 25

balance (an account)

balance

• institutions are anxious to square their books before the election

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

bring one's shoulders into position in which they appear square and broad

• chin up, shoulders squared, she stepped into the room

secure the help or acquiescence of (someone), especially by offering an inducement

secure help of someone

• faced with such declarations, politicians were resolved to squash or square the press

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

pass ball across field

set (a yard or other part of a ship) at right angles to the keel or other point of reference.

set yard part of ship at right angles to keel

(of a planet) have a square aspect with (another planet or position)

(of planet) have square aspect with

• Saturn squares the Sun on the 17th