- 1(geometry) having four straight equal sides and four angles of 90° a square room
- 2forming an angle of 90° exactly or approximately The book had rounded, not square, corners. square shoulders He had a firm, square jaw.
- 3used after a unit of measurement to say that something measures the same amount on each of four sides a carpet three yards square
- 4(abbreviation sq.) used after a number to give a measurement of area an area of 36 square yards broad/solid
- 5used to describe something that is broad or that looks solid in shape a man of square build see four-square level/parallel
- 6[not before noun] square (with something) level with or parallel to something tables arranged square with the wall with money
- 7(informal) if two people are square, neither of them owes money to the other Here's the $20 I owe you—now we're square.
- 8square (with somebody) if two teams are square, they have the same number of points The teams were all square at half-time. fair/honest
- 9fair or honest, especially in business matters a square deal Are you being square with me? in agreement
- 10square with something in agreement with something That isn't quite square with what you said yesterday. boring
- 11(informal) (old-fashioned) (disapproving) (of a person) considered to be boring, for example, because they are old-fashioned or work too hard at school Idioms
shape
a good, satisfying meal He looks as though he hasn't had a square meal for weeks.
a person who does not feel happy or comfortable in a particular situation, or who is not suitable for it
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