square

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square

square (third-person singular simple present squares, present participle squaring, simple past and past participle squared)

1. (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.

   The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.

2. To resolve.

   John can square this question up for us.

   These results just dont square.

3. To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.

   I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.

4. (transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
5. (transitive) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.

   square the circle

6. (soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
   • 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, BBC Sport:

     First, former Toffee Mikel Arteta sent Walcott racing clear but instead of shooting he squared towards Ramsey, who was foiled by Tony Hibbert.

square (plural squares)

1. Any simple object with four nearly straight and nearly equal sides meeting at nearly right angles.
2. An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.

   There are so many uses for the square, in fact, that a new model will usually come complete with a booklet enumerating its applications. - The Carpenters Square

3. An open space in a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
   • (Can we date this quote?) NewsRadio

     Youre not in Wisconsin, Dave. The big story isnt about a cow wandering into the town square.

4. A cell in a grid.

   You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces.

5. (geometry) A polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Kazimir Malevich

     I took refuge in the square form and exhibited a picture which consisted of nothing more than a black square on a white field.

6. (mathematics) The second power of a number, value, term or expression.

   64 is the square of 8.

7. (slang) A socially conventional person; typically associated with the 1950s
   • 1957, Elvis Presley, “Jailhouse Rock” (song):?

     The sad sack was a sitting on a block of stone / Way over in the corner weepin all alone. / The warden said, hey, buddy, dont you be no square / If you cant find a partner, use a wooden chair.

   Why do you always wear a tie? Dont be such a square!

8. (UK) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.

   Enter your account number followed by a square.

9. (cricket) The central area of a cricket field, containing several pitches laid out next to one another - only one being used at a time.

   An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square.

10. (real estate jargon) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, ie. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.

    2006: Just as the basic unit of real estate measurement across the world is the square ... — Macquarie Bank (Australia), press release Macquarie releases Real Estate Market Outlook 2006 - ""The World Squared"", 21 June 2006 [1]

    2007: The house is very large and open and boasts 39 squares of living space plus over 13 squares of decking area on 3 sides and 17 squares of garage and workshop downstairs. — Your Estate advertisement for Grindelwald Tasmania [2]

11. (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m2) of roof area.
12. (North America) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
13. (academia) A mortarboard
14. (colloquial, US) A square meal.

    Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.

square (comparative squarer, superlative squarest)

1. Shaped like a square (the polygon).
2. At right angles to.
3. Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.

   square metre

   square mile

4. Honest; straightforward.

   It may be prison, but at least Im getting three square meals a day.

5. Fair.

   Im just looking for a square deal on my car repair.

6. Even; tied

   The sides were square at the end of the half.

   • 2000 December 16, “Islanders, Devils Make It Tough For Canadian Teams”, Bryan Times:

     The teams were square while at even strength. have to play better than even if we want to win games."" said Montreal goalie Jose Theodore

   • 2003 April 9, “Lowe Struggles Again In Sox Setback”, Record-Journal:

     But the Jays were square again by the end of the inning, as Myers hit a 2-and-0 pitch into the left-center field seats

   • 2003 November 24, “Elss mates get better with time”, The Age, Melbourne, Vic.:

     The sides were square to the 14th hole when Goosen took birdie,

   • 2006 September 23, Jim McCabe, “As usual, Americans trailing after first day”, The Columbus Dispatch:

     In each of the last three afternoon foursomes, the Americans were square through 15, but could only come in with two halves and a loss.

7. (slang) Socially conventional; boring.
8. (cricket) in line with the batsmans popping crease.
9. Correctly aligned with respect to something else

Definizione dizionario square

	quadrato
	shaped like a square
	in the names of units
	polygon
	second power
	Un poligono bidimensionale con quattro lati uguali e quattro angoli retti.
	A two dimensional polygon with four equal sides and four right angles.

	piazza
	open space in a town
	Area aperta della città che include a volte gli edifici circostanti.
	An open area in a town, sometimes including the surrounding buildings.

	casella
	a cell in a grid
	Posto determinato da una tavola, una forma o una tabella da gioco.
	Delimited area on a game board, a form or in a table

	quadrata
	shaped like a square
	in the names of units

	quadrare
	Mathematics: to multiply a value, term, or expression by itself

bene

fattoria

	perpendicolare
	at right angles to

accordarsi

antiquato

destro

direttamente

elevare al quadrato

esattamente

fedele

giusto

leale

luogo

margine

mercato

onesto

pari

perpendicolare a

piano

piazzale

quadrangolare

quadrangolo

quadro

regolare

scacco

spigoloso

squadra

squadrare

square

superficie

Altri significati:

socially conventional

(colloquial, US) A square meal.

An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.

(mathematics) The second power of a number, value, term or expression.

(cricket) The central area of a cricket field, containing several pitches laid out next to one another - only one being used at a time.

to resolve

slang: socially conventional person

(UK) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.

(cricket) in line with the batsman's popping crease.

At right angles to.

To resolve.

(academia) A mortarboard

tool

to adjust something so that aligns with or is a right angle to something else

(roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m2) of roof area.

square (or cube)

(slang) A socially conventional person; typically associated with the 1950s

symbol on a telephone

(transitive) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.

Honest; straightforward.

Correctly aligned with respect to something else

(transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.

Any simple object with four nearly straight and nearly equal sides meeting at nearly right angles.

Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.

A cell in a grid.

(North America) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.

(geometry) A polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees.

Fair.

(slang) Socially conventional; boring.

(real estate jargon) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, ie. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.

math: to multiply by itself

Even; tied

Shaped like a square (the polygon).

(transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.

An open space in a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.

square (e.g. metre)

To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.