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"

the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"

an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

something approximating the shape of a square

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares"

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"

make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"

raise to the second power

cause to match, as of ideas or acts

position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"

be compatible with; "one idea squares with another"

pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him"

turn the paddle; in canoeing

turn the oar, while rowing

having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner"

characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"

providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"

leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square"

without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"

in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"

firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"