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square

adverb
  1. firmly and solidly
    “hit the ball squarely”
    squarely
  2. in a square shape
    “a squarely cut piece of paper”
    squarely
  3. in a straight direct way
    “I looked you square in the eye.”
    squarely
adjective
  1. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
    straight
  2. having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
    “a square peg in a round hole”
  3. characterized by honesty and fairness
    straight
  4. providing abundant nourishment
    solidheartysubstantialsatisfying
  5. without evasion or compromise
    straight
  6. leaving no balance
noun
  1. a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles
  2. any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
    “a checkerboard has 64 squares”
  3. an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
    public square
  4. a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
    square toes
  5. someone who doesn't understand what is going on
    lame
  6. the product of two equal terms
    second power
  7. (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles
    foursquare
  8. something approximating the shape of a square
verb
  1. make square
    square up
  2. raise to the second power
  3. turn the oar, while rowing
    feather
  4. turn the paddle
    feather
  5. position so as to be square
    “You squared your shoulders.”
  6. pay someone and settle a debt
    “I squared with him”
  7. be compatible with
    “one idea squares with another”
  8. cause to match, as of ideas or acts