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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.

   “64 is the square of 8.”

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   (1950s slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.

   “Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!”

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   The symbol # on a telephone; hash.

   “Enter your account number followed by a square.”

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.

   “An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square.”

10. Meaning 10 · noun

    A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.

11. Meaning 11 · noun

    (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m2) of roof area.

12. Meaning 12 · noun

    (academia) A mortarboard

13. Meaning 13 · noun

    A square meal.

    “Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.”

14. Meaning 14 · noun

    Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.

15. Meaning 15 · noun

    The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.

16. Meaning 16 · noun

    The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.

17. Meaning 17 · noun

    The act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.

18. Meaning 18 · noun

    Cigarette.

19. Meaning 19 · noun

    A vat used for fermentation.

20. Meaning 20 · verb

    To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:

    “The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.”

21. Meaning 21 · verb

    To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.

    “John can square this question up for us.”

22. Meaning 22 · verb

    To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.

    “I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.”

23. Meaning 23 · verb

    Of a value, term or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.

24. Meaning 24 · verb

    To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.

    “square the circle”

25. Meaning 25 · verb

    To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch

26. Meaning 26 · verb

    To take opposing sides; to quarrel.

27. Meaning 27 · verb

    To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.

28. Meaning 28 · verb

    To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.

29. Meaning 29 · verb

    To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.

30. Meaning 30 · verb

    To form with four sides and four right angles.

31. Meaning 31 · verb

    To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.

    “to square mason's work”

32. Meaning 32 · verb

    To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.

33. Meaning 33 · verb

    To hold a quartile position respecting.

34. Meaning 34 · adjective

    Shaped like a square (the polygon).

35. Meaning 35 · adjective

    Forming a right angle, especially at right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.

    “a square corner”

36. Meaning 36 · adjective

    Of numbers formed by multiplying two equal numbers.

    “9 is a square number.”

37. Meaning 37 · adjective

    Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.

    “square metre”

38. Meaning 38 · adjective

    Honest; straightforward.

    “square dealing”

39. Meaning 39 · adjective

    Fair.

    “I'm just looking for a square deal on my car repair.”

40. Meaning 40 · adjective

    Even; tied

    “The sides were square at the end of the half.”

41. Meaning 41 · adjective

    Socially conventional; boring.

42. Meaning 42 · adjective

    In line with the batsman's popping crease.

43. Meaning 43 · adjective

    Correctly aligned with respect to something else.

44. Meaning 44 · adjective

    Hearty; vigorous.

    “It may be prison, but at least I'm getting three square meals a day.”

45. Meaning 45 · adjective

    Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.

    “a man of a square frame”

How this word is used

• General “64 is the square of 8.”
• General “Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!”
• General “Enter your account number followed by a square.”
• General “An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square.”
• General “Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.”
• Everyday “The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.”
• General “John can square this question up for us.”
• General “I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.”
• General “square the circle”
• General “to square mason's work”
• General “a square corner”
• General “9 is a square number.”
• General “square metre”
• General “square dealing”
• General “I'm just looking for a square deal on my car repair.”
• General “The sides were square at the end of the half.”
• General “It may be prison, but at least I'm getting three square meals a day.”
• General “a man of a square frame”

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