SQUARE
adjective
Definitions
- 1. Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure.
- 2. Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.
- 3. Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame.
- 4. Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just. She's a most truimphant lady, if report be square to her. Shak.
- 5. Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square dealing.
- 6. Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square.
- 7. Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous. By Heaven, square eaters. More meat, I say. Beau. & Fl.
- 8. At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
SQUARE
(noun)
1. The corner, or angle, of a figure. [Obs.]
2. A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right angles.
3. Hence, anything which is square, o...
SQUARE
(verb)
1. To form with four sides and four right angles. Spenser.
2. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square mason's w...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025