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English adjective: square | |||
| 1. | square having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle | ||
| Samples | A square peg in a round hole. A square corner. | ||
| Similar | quadrate, right-angled, squared, squarish | ||
| See also | angular, angulate | ||
| Antonyms | circular, round | ||
| 2. | square characterized by honesty and fairness | ||
| Samples | Straight dealing. A square deal. | ||
| Synonyms | straight | ||
| Similar | aboveboard, guileless, straightarrow, straightforward, transparent | ||
| See also | honest, honorable, lawful | ||
| Attribute | honestness, honesty | ||
| Antonyms | corrupt, crooked | ||
| 3. | square providing abundant nourishment | ||
| Samples | A hearty meal. Good solid food. Ate a substantial breakfast. Four square meals a day. | ||
| Synonyms | hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial | ||
| Similar | wholesome | ||
| Antonyms | unwholesome | ||
| 4. | square leaving no balance | ||
| Samples | My account with you is now all square. | ||
| Similar | paid | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | unpaid | ||
| 5. | square without evasion or compromise | ||
| Samples | A square contradiction. He is not being as straightforward as it appears. | ||
| Synonyms | straight, straightforward | ||
| Similar | direct | ||
| Antonyms | indirect | ||
| 6. | square rigidly conventional or old-fashioned | ||
| Synonyms | straight | ||
| Similar | conventional | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
| Antonyms | unconventional | ||
English noun: square | |||
| 1. | square (shape) (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon | ||
| Samples | You can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides. | ||
| Synonyms | foursquare | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rectangle, regular polygon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | quadrate | ||
| Domain category | geometry | ||
| 2. | square (quantity) the product of two equal terms | ||
| Samples | Nine is the second power of three. Gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance. | ||
| Synonyms | second power | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | number | ||
| 3. | square (location) an open area at the meeting of two or more streets | ||
| Synonyms | public square | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | piazza, place, plaza | ||
| Instance hyponym | Trafalgar Square | ||
| Part meronym | city | ||
| 4. | square (shape) something approximating the shape of a square | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| 5. | square (person) someone who doesn't understand what is going on | ||
| Synonyms | lame | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | simple, simpleton | ||
| 6. | square (person) a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views | ||
| Synonyms | square toes | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conservative, conservativist | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 7. | square (artifact) any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles | ||
| Samples | A checkerboard has 64 squares. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
| Part meronym | checker board, checkerboard | ||
| 8. | square (artifact) a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles | ||
| Samples | The carpenter who built this room must have lost his square. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hand tool | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carpenter's square, T-square, try square | ||
English adverb: square | |||
| 1. | square in a straight direct way | ||
| Samples | Looked him squarely in the eye. Ran square into me. | ||
| Synonyms | squarely | ||
| 2. | square in a square shape | ||
| Samples | A squarely cut piece of paper. Folded the sheet of paper square. | ||
| Synonyms | squarely | ||
| 3. | square firmly and solidly | ||
| Samples | Hit the ball squarely. The bat met the ball squarely. Planted his great bulk square before his enemy. | ||
| Synonyms | squarely | ||
English verb: square | |||
| 1. | square (change) make square | ||
| Samples | Square the circle. Square the wood with a file. | ||
| Synonyms | square up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| 2. | square (cognition) raise to the second power | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | multiply | ||
| Domain category | arithmetic | ||
| 3. | square (stative) cause to match, as of ideas or acts | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adapt, adjust, conform | ||
| 4. | square (motion) position so as to be square | ||
| Samples | He squared his shoulders. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | even up, jog, square up | ||
| 5. | square (stative) be compatible with | ||
| Samples | One idea squares with another. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | ||
| 6. | square (possession) pay someone and settle a debt | ||
| Samples | I squared with him. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | settle | ||
| 7. | square (competition) turn the paddle; in canoeing | ||
| Synonyms | feather | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | paddle | ||
| 8. | square (competition) turn the oar, while rowing | ||
| Synonyms | feather | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | row | ||
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