square

square¹ W3S2 [skweə US skwer] adj

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1¦(shape)¦

2¦(angle)¦

3 square metre/mile etc

4 5 feet/2 metres etc square

5¦(level)¦

6 square meal

7¦(body)¦

8 all square

9 (all) square

10 square deal

11¦(boring)¦

12 a square peg in a round hole

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1.) ¦(SHAPE)¦

having four straight equal sides and 90º angles at the corners

▪ a large square room

2.) ¦(ANGLE)¦

forming a 90º angle, or being close to or similar to a 90º angle

▪ square corners

3.) square metre/mile etc

an area of measurement equal to a square with sides a metre long, a mile long etc

▪ about four square metres of ground

4.) 5 feet/2 metres etc square

having the shape of a square with sides that are 5 feet, 2 metres etc long

▪ The room is six metres square.

5.) ¦(LEVEL)¦ [not before noun]

parallel with a straight line

square with

▪ I don't think the shelf is square with the floor.

6.) square meal

a good satisfying meal

▪ Children should have three square meals a day.

7.) ¦(BODY)¦

if someone's body or a part of their body is square, it looks broad and strong

▪ a square jaw

8.) all square

BrE to have the same number of points as your opponent in a competition

▪ The teams were all square at the end of the first half.

9.) (all) square informal

if two people are square, they do not owe each other any money

▪ Here's your £10 back, so that makes us square .

10.) square deal

honest and fair treatment from someone, especially in business

▪ I'm not getting a square deal here.

11.) ¦(BORING)¦ informal

someone who is square is boring and old-fashioned

12.) a square peg in a round hole informal

someone who is in a job or situation that is not suitable for them

>squareness n [U]

→win (sth)/beat sb fair and square at ↑fair³ (1)

square ²

square² S2 n

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1¦(shape)¦

2¦(in a town)¦

3 square one

4¦(number)¦

5¦(in a game)¦

6¦(person)¦

7¦(tool)¦

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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: esquarre, from Vulgar Latin exquadra, from exquadrare 'to make square', from Latin quadrare 'to make square, fit']

1.) ¦(SHAPE)¦

a shape with four straight equal sides with 90º angles at the corners

→↑rectangle

▪ First of all, draw a square.

square of

▪ a small square of cloth

2.) ¦(IN A TOWN)¦

a large open area in the centre of a town or city, usually in the shape of a square, or the buildings surrounding it

main/market/town square

▪ The hotel is just off the main square of Sorrento.

▪ She lives in Hanover Square.

3.) square one

the situation from which you started to do something

be back to/at square one

▪ The police are now back at square one in their investigation.

go back to square one

(=used when you start something again because you were not successful the first time)

▪ Okay, let's go back to square one and try again.

from square one

▪ I've had to relearn the game from square one.

4.) ¦(NUMBER)¦

the result of multiplying a number by itself

→↑square root square of

▪ The square of 4 is 16.

5.) ¦(IN A GAME)¦

a space on a board used for playing a game such as ↑chess

6.) ¦(PERSON)¦ informal

someone who is considered boring and unfashionable

= ↑nerd

7.) ¦(TOOL)¦ also set square

a flat object with a straight edge, often shaped like an L, used for drawing or measuring 90° angles

square ³

square³ v [T]

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1¦(multiply)¦

2¦(in a competition)¦

3 square your shoulders

4¦(make something straight)¦

5 square the circle

Phrasal verbs

　square something<=>away

　square off

　square up

　square with something

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1.) ¦(MULTIPLY)¦

to multiply a number by itself

2.) ¦(IN A COMPETITION)¦

BrE to win a point or game so that you have now won the same number of points or games as the other team or player

▪ India won the second match to square the series at one each.

3.) square your shoulders

to stand straight and push your shoulders back, usually to show your determination

4.) ¦(MAKE SOMETHING STRAIGHT)¦

to make something straight or parallel

5.) square the circle

to attempt something impossible

square away [square sth<=>away] phr v

to finish something, especially by putting the last details in order

▪ Get your work squared away before you leave.

square off phr v

1.) square sth<=>off

to make something have neat corners

2.) AmE to get ready to fight someone

square up phr v

1.) to pay money that you owe

▪ I'll pay for the drinks and you can square up later.

2.) BrE to get ready to fight someone

square up to

▪ The two lads squared up to each other.

3.) square up to sb/sth

to deal with a difficult situation or person in a determined way

square with [square with sth] phr v

1.) square (sth) with sth

if you square two ideas, statements etc with each other or if they square with each other, they are considered to be in agreement

▪ His story simply does not square with the facts.

▪ How do you square that with your religious beliefs?

square sth with your conscience

(=make yourself believe that what you are doing is morally right)

2.) square sth with sb

BrE to persuade someone to agree to something

▪ I'll take the day off if I can square it with my boss.

square ⁴

square⁴ adv

1.) directly and firmly

= ↑squarely

▪ Look him square in the eye and say no.

2.) at 90 º to a line

= ↑squarely square to

▪ Wright passed the ball square to Brown.