SQUARE

Definitions

1. 1. To form with four sides and four right angles. Spenser.
2. 2. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square mason's work.
3. 3. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard. Shak.
4. 4. To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others. Square my trial To my proportioned strength. Milton.
5. 5. To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts.
6. 6. To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.
7. 7. To hold a quartile position respecting. The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales. Creech.
8. 8. To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards. To square one's shoulders, to raise the shoulders so as to give them a square appearance, -- a movement expressing contempt or dislike. Sir W. Scott. -- To square the circle (Math.), to determine the exact contents of a circle in square measure. The solution of this famous problem is now generally admitted to be impossible.