1. a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
2. anything having this form or a form approximating it, as a city block, rectangular piece of candy, etc.
3. an open area or plaza in a city or town, formed by the meeting or intersecting of two or more streets and often planted with grass, trees, etc., in the center.
4. a rectangularly shaped area on a game board, as in chess or checkers.
5. a try square, T square, or the like.
6. Mathematics.
• the second power of a quantity, expressed as a2 = a × a, where a is the quantity.
• a quantity that is the second power of another: Four is the square of two.
7. a person who is ignorant of or uninterested in current fads, ideas, manners, tastes, etc.; an old-fashioned, conventional, or conservative person.
8. (formerly) a body of troops drawn up in quadrilateral form.
9. a unit of measure for roofing materials, equal to 100 square feet (9.3 sq. m).
10. a flower bud of the cotton plant.
11. the area at the bottom of a hatchway.
12. a square meal: to get three squares a day.
13. a situation in which two heavenly bodies or groups of heavenly bodies have celestial longitudes differing by 90 degrees, an aspect indicative of internal tension with an equally strong and conflicting need for adjustment.
14. a pattern, standard, or example.

15. to reduce to square, rectangular, or cubical form (often followed by off): He squared off the log to make a timber for his house.
16. to mark out in one or more squares or rectangles.
17. to test with measuring devices for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface.
18. Mathematics.
• to multiply (a number or quantity) by itself; raise to the second power.
• to describe or find a square that is equivalent in area to: to square a circle.
19. to bring to the form of a right angle or right angles; set at right angles to something else.
20. to even the score of (a contest): to square a game.
21. to set (the shoulders and back) in an erect posture so they form an angle similar to a right angle.
22. to make straight, level, or even: Square the cloth on the table.
23. to regulate, as by a standard; adapt; adjust.
24. to adjust harmoniously or satisfactorily (often followed by with): How could you square such actions with your conscience?
25. to balance; pay off; settle: to square a debt.
26. to secure a desired action or attitude by means of bribery; bribe.

27. to accord or agree (often followed by with): Your theory does not square with the facts.
28. to settle, even, or balance a matter, as by paying a bill, returning a favor, or tying a score.
29. (of a cotton plant) to form buds.

30. formed by or as a right angle; having some part or parts rectangular: a square corner.
31. having four sides and four right angles in two dimensions or three pairs of parallel sides meeting at right angles in three dimensions; having each dimension in the shape of a square or rectangle and all angles right angles: a square box.
32. noting any unit of area measurement having the form of a square and designated by a unit of linear measurement forming a side of the square: one square foot.
33. noting a system of area measurement in terms of such units.
34. (of an area) equal to a square of a specified length on a side: five miles square.
35. at right angles, or perpendicular.
36. at right angles to the mast and the keel, as a yard.
37. having a square or rectangular section: a square bar.
38. having a solid, sturdy form, especially when characterized by a rectilinear or angular outline.
39. straight, level, or even, as a surface.
40. leaving no balance of debt on either side; having all accounts settled: I'm all square with my landlord.
41. just, fair, or honest.
42. straightforward, direct, or unequivocal.
43. conventional or conservative in style or outlook; not hip.

44. so as to be square; in square or rectangular form.
45. at right angles.
46. fairly or honestly.
47. directly or straightforwardly.

48. (of a bunter) to shift the feet and body from a conventional batting stance to a position facing the pitcher, with the bat held across and in front of the body.
49. square away,
• to arrange the yards so as to sail before the wind.
• to prepare; get ready: Square away for dinner.
• to assume a position of defense or offense: The wrestlers squared away for the first fall.
• to organize or complete satisfactorily; put in order: I want to square away the work before going on vacation.
50. square off,
• to assume a posture of defense or offense, as in boxing: They squared off for a fight.
• to prepare to dispute with another; show signs of opposition or resistance: The governor and the legislature are squaring off over the landfill issue.
51. See entry at square up.

52. on the square,
• at right angles.
• straightforward; honest; just: Their dealings with us have always been on the square.
53. out of square,
• not at right angles.
• not in agreement; incorrect; irregular: The inspector's conclusions are out of square with his earlier report.
54. to strive without chance of success; attempt the impossible.

1. a plane geometric figure having four equal sides and four right angles
2. any object, part, or arrangement having this or a similar shape
3. an open area in a town, sometimes including the surrounding buildings, which may form a square
4. the product of two equal factors; the second power
5. an instrument having two strips of wood, metal, etc, set in the shape of a T or L, used for constructing or testing right angles
6. the closely-cut area in the middle of a ground on which wickets are prepared
7. a body of soldiers drawn up in the form of a square
8. the position of the blade of an oar perpendicular to the surface of the water just before and during a stroke
9. a person who is old-fashioned in views, customs, appearance, etc
10. an aspect of about 90° between two planets, etc
11. a standard, pattern, or rule
12. indicating a return to the starting-point of an investigation, experiment, etc, because of failure, lack of progress, etc
13. on the square
• at right angles
• on equal terms
• honestly and openly
• a phrase identifying someone as a Freemason
14. out of square
• not at right angles or not having a right angle
• not in order or agreement

15. being a square in shape
16. having or forming one or more right angles or being at right angles to something
17. square or rectangular in section
• denoting a measure of area of any shape
• denoting a square having a specified length on each side
19. fair and honest (esp in the phrase a square deal)
20. straight, even, or level
21. at right angles to the wicket
22. in a straight line across the pitch
23. (of the sails of a square-rigger) set at right angles to the keel
24. old-fashioned in views, customs, appearance, etc
25. stocky or sturdy
26. having no remaining debts or accounts to be settled
27. (of a horse's gait) sound, steady, or regular
28. unequivocal or straightforward
29. neat and tidy
30. (of a matrix) having the same number of rows and columns
31. on equal terms; even in score
32. a person or thing that is a misfit, such as an employee in a job for which he is unsuited

33. to make into a square or similar shape
34. to raise (a number or quantity) to the second power
35. to test or adjust for deviation with respect to a right angle, plane surface, etc
36. to divide into squares
37. to position so as to be rectangular, straight, or level
38. to settle (debts, accounts, etc)
39. to level (the score) in a game, etc
40. to agree or cause to agree
41. to turn (an oar) perpendicular to the surface of the water just before commencing a stroke
42. (in canoeing) to turn (a paddle) perpendicular to the direction of the canoe at the commencement of a stroke
43. to arrange (something), esp by a corrupt method or come to an arrangement with (someone), as by bribery
44. to attempt the impossible (in reference to the insoluble problem of constructing a square having exactly the same area as a given circle)

45. in order to be square
46. at right angles
47. in a straight line across the pitch
48. squarely

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