See Also: square 1, adjective(dictionary)
four-square 1, adjective(dictionary)
T-square(dictionary)
Red Square(encyclopedia)
square(2)(dictionary)
square(1)(dictionary)
chi-square(dictionary)
Red Square(dictionary)
square(encyclopedia)
chi-square(medicine)

square 1, adjective (oh)



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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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?SHAPE?
having four straight equal sides and 90o angles at the corners
::a large square room
?ANGLE?
forming a 90o angle, or being close to or similar to a 90o angle
::square corners
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
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.
?LEVEL?
[not before noun] parallel with a straight line
square with
::I don't think the shelf is square with the floor.
square meal
a good satisfying meal
::Children should have three square meals a day.
?BODY?
if someone's body or a part of their body is square, it looks broad and strong
::a square jaw
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.
(all) square
informal if two people are square, they do not owe each other any money
::Here's your ¡ê10 back, so that makes us square .
square deal
honest and fair treatment from someone, especially in business
::I'm not getting a square deal here.
?BORING?
informal someone who is square is boring and old-fashioned
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]
-see also win (sth)/beat sb fair and square at fair 3 (1)