square

(noun) (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon. Synonyms: foursquare. Example: "You can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides."

(noun) the product of two equal terms. Synonyms: second power. Examples: "Nine is the second power of three." "Gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance."

(noun) an open area at the meeting of two or more streets. Synonyms: public square.

(noun) something approximating the shape of a square.

(noun) someone who doesn't understand what is going on. Synonyms: lame.

(noun) a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views. Synonyms: square toes.

(noun) any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles. Example: "A checkerboard has 64 squares."

(noun) a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles. Example: "The carpenter who built this room must have lost his square."

(verb) make square. Synonyms: square up. Examples: "Square the circle." "Square the wood with a file."

(verb) raise to the second power.

(verb) cause to match, as of ideas or acts.

(verb) position so as to be square. Example: "He squared his shoulders."

(verb) be compatible with. Example: "One idea squares with another."

(verb) pay someone and settle a debt. Example: "I squared with him."

(verb) turn the paddle; in canoeing. Synonyms: feather.

(verb) turn the oar, while rowing. Synonyms: feather.

(adj) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle. Synonyms: square (vs. round). Examples: "A square peg in a round hole." "A square corner."

(adj) characterized by honesty and fairness. Synonyms: straight (vs. crooked). Examples: "Straight dealing." "A square deal."

(adj) providing abundant nourishment. Synonyms: hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial. Examples: "A hearty meal." "Good solid food." "Ate a substantial breakfast." "Four square meals a day."

(adj) leaving no balance. Synonyms: square(predicate). Example: "My account with you is now all square."

(adj) without evasion or compromise. Synonyms: square(prenominal), straightforward, straight. Examples: "A square contradiction." "He is not being as straightforward as it appears."

(adj) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned. Synonyms: straight.

(adv) in a straight direct way. Synonyms: squarely. Examples: "Looked him squarely in the eye." "Ran square into me."

(adv) in a square shape. Synonyms: squarely. Examples: "A squarely cut piece of paper." "Folded the sheet of paper square."

(adv) firmly and solidly. Synonyms: squarely. Examples: "Hit the ball squarely." "The bat met the ball squarely." "Planted his great bulk square before his enemy."