Square | Mean of square in English Dictionary

/ˈskweɚ/

• Noun
• a four-sided shape that is made up of four straight sides that are the same length and that has four right angles
1. The fabric is decorated with circles and squares.
2. Cut the brownies into squares.
3. a square of tile/cloth
• any of the squares on a board for playing games (such as chess and checkers)
1. The board has red and black squares.
• the number that results from multiplying a number by itself
1. The square of 2 [=2₂] is 4. [=2 x 2 = 4]

• an open area in a village, city, etc., where two or more streets meet
1. The bank is located at the main square.
2. the market/town square
• someone who does not like or try unusual things that other people consider exciting, interesting, etc.
1. Don't be such a square. Let's try something different for a change.
• a flat tool that is used to mark or check angles
1. a carpenter's square
• shaped like a square
1. The room is square.
2. a square box
• forming a right angle
1. The room has four square corners.
2. Make sure the post is square to the floor. [=make sure that there is a right angle where the post and the floor meet]
• shaped more like a right angle than a curve
1. a square jaw
2. square shoulders
• honest and fair
1. a square deal
2. She is square in all her dealings.
• having nothing owed by either side
1. Here's the rest of the money. Now we're square. [=now we don't owe each other anything]
• having the same number of points
1. The teams were all square after the first half.
• Verb
• to make (something) square
1. The machine squares the wood into flat boards.
2. I still need to square off the end of the board.
• to multiply (a number) by itself
1. If you square 3, you get 9.
2. 3 squared is/equals 9. [=3 x 3 = 9]
• to pay money that is owed for (something)
1. We squared [=settled] our accounts.
2. Is this enough money to square up my part of the bill?
• to make the score of (something, such as a game or series) the same
1. The goal squared the game 2–2.
2. Their win squares the series at three games apiece.
• to put (something) in an organized and proper state or condition
1. I need to get my work squared away [=taken care of] before I leave for vacation.
2. I can finally relax since everything is squared away.
• to prepare to fight
1. The two men squared off, but no punches were thrown.
• to fight or argue
1. They squared off against each other in a heated debate.
• to compete in a contest
1. The two teams will square off again tomorrow.
2. They squared off against each other in the election.
• to turn so that you are facing something or someone directly
1. She squared up (with/to the basket) for a three-point shot.
2. They squared up for a fight. [=they faced each other and prepared to fight]
• to begin to deal with (a difficult person or situation) in a direct way
1. We need to square up to this problem.
2. He's finally squaring up to his critics.
• to agree with (something)
1. Your story doesn't square with the facts.
• to make (something) agree with (something)
1. How can they square what they've done with what they've said?
• to get agreement about or approval of (something) from (someone)
1. I'll go on the trip if I can square it with my parents. [=if my parents will agree to let me go]
• to stand with your shoulders pulled back in a straight line in a way that shows you are ready to do or deal with something directly
1. She stood up straight and squared her shoulders.
• in a direct way
1. She ran square [=directly, right] into me.
2. Look (at) me square in the eye and tell me you're not lying.