Square

Hollow square
(Mil.) a formation of troops in the shape of a square, each side consisting of four or five ranks, and the colors, officers, horses, etc., occupying the middle.

Least square
etc. See under Least, Magic, etc.

On the square
a -	in an open, fair manner; honestly, or upon honor; justly.
b -	at right angles.

On the square with
upon equality with; even with.

To be all squares
to be all settled. - Nares.

To be at square
to be in a state of quarreling. - Dickens.

To break no squares
to give no offense; to make no difference. - Nares.

To break squares
to depart from an accustomed order.

To see how the squares go
to see how the game proceeds; - a phrase taken from the game of chess, the chessboard being formed with squares. - L'Estrange.

(Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure.

Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.

Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame.

Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.

She's a most triumphant lady, if report be square to her.

- Shak.

Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest; as, square dealing.

Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square.

Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.

By Heaven, square eaters.
More meat, I say.

- Beau. & Fl.

(Naut.) 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.

Square foot
an area equal to that of a square the sides of which are twelve inches; 144 square inches.

Square knot
a knot in which the terminal and standing parts are parallel to each other; a reef knot. See Illust. under Knot.

Square measure
the measure of a superficies or surface which depends on the length and breadth taken conjointly. The units of square measure are squares whose sides are the linear measures; as, square inches, square feet, square meters, etc.

Square number
See Square, n., 6.

Square root of a number
(Math.) that number or quantity which, multiplied by itself, produces the given number or quantity.

Square sail
(Naut.) a four-sided sail extended upon a yard suspended by the middle; sometimes, the foresail of a schooner set upon a yard; also, a cutter's or sloop's sail boomed out. See Illust. of Sail.

Square stern
(Naut.) a stern having a transom and joining the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a round stern, which has no transom.

Three-square
having three, five, etc., equal sides; as, a three-square file.

To get square with
to get even with; to pay off.

v. t.

To form with four equal sides and four right angles.

[imp. & p. p. Squared (skwârd); p. pr. & vb. n. Squaring.]

To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square masons' work.

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

To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others.

Square my trial
To my proportioned strength.

- Milton.

To make even, so as to leave no remainder or difference; to balance; as, to square accounts.

(Math.) To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.

(Astrol.) To hold a quartile position respecting.

The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales.

- Creech.

(Naut.) To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards.

To square one's shoulders
to raise the shoulders so as to give them a square appearance, - a movement expressing contempt or dislike.

To square the circle
(Math.) to determine the exact contents of a circle in square measure. The solution of this famous problem is now generally admitted to be impossible. - Sir W. Scott.

v. i.

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

No works shall find acceptance . . .
That square not truly with the Scripture plan.

- Cowper.

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

Are you such fools
To square for this?

- Shak.

To take a boxing attitude; - often with up, sometimes with off.

Noun	1.	square - (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides" Synonyms: foursquare
	2.	square - the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance" Synonyms: second power
	3.	square - an open area at the meeting of two or more streets Synonyms: public square
	4.	square - something approximating the shape of a square
	5.	square - someone who doesn't understand what is going on Synonyms: lame
	6.	square - a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views Synonyms: square toes
	7.	square - any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares"
	8.	square - a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"
Verb	1.	square - raise to the second power
	2.	square - make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file" Synonyms: square up
	3.	square - cause to match, as of ideas or acts
	4.	square - position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"
	5.	square - be compatible with; "one idea squares with another"
	6.	square - pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him"
	7.	square - turn the paddle; in canoeing Synonyms: feather
	8.	square - turn the oar, while rowing Synonyms: feather
Adj.	1.	square - having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner" Antonyms: circular, round - having a circular shape
	2.	square - leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square"
	3.	square - characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing" Synonyms: straight
	4.	square - without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears" Synonyms: straightforward
	5.	square - rigidly conventional or old-fashioned Synonyms: straight
Adv.	1.	square - in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" Synonyms: squarely
	2.	square - with honesty and fairness; "dealt squarely with his customers"; "always treated me square" Synonyms: squarely
	3.	square - in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" Synonyms: squarely
	4.	square - firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy" Synonyms: squarely

(language)

Square - A query language, a precursor to SQL.

["Specifying Queries as Relational Expressions: The SQUARE Data Sublanguage", R.E. Boyce et al, CACM 18(11):621-628 (Nov 1975)].

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