- (only used after the verb) directly; not at an angle synonym squarely
- I looked her square in the face.
- He hit me square on the jaw.
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French esquare (noun), esquarre (past participle, used as an adjective), esquarrer (verb), based on Latin quadra ‘square’.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See square in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryfair and square | fairly and squarely
- honestly and according to the rules
- We won the election fair and square.
- (British English) exactly in the place you were aiming for
- I hit the target fair and square.
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