2square adjective
squar·er; squar·est [also more square; most square] 1 a : shaped like a square : having four straight sides that are the same length and four right angles at each corner
▪ The room is square. ▪ a square box
b : forming a right angle
▪ The room has four square corners. ▪ Make sure the post is square to the floor. [=make sure that there is a right angle where the post and the floor meet] 2 — used to describe a measurement that is produced by multiplying something's length and width ▪ a tile measuring one square foot [=a tile that is one foot long and one foot wide] ▪ a square inch/meter/mile — compare cubic 3 : shaped more like a right angle than a curve
▪ a square jaw ▪ square shoulders ◊This sense of square often suggests strength and toughness. 4 somewhat old-fashioned : honest and fair
▪ a square deal ▪ She is square in all her dealings. — see also fair and square at 1fair 5 somewhat old-fashioned, informal + disapproving — used to describe someone who does not like or try unusual things that other people consider exciting, interesting, etc. ▪ He's nice but he's kind of square. 6 a informal : having nothing owed by either side : even
▪ Here's the rest of the money. Now we're square. [=now we don't owe each other anything]
b not used before a noun : having the same number of points : tied
▪ The teams were all square after the first half.
▪ The room is square. ▪ a square box
b : forming a right angle
▪ The room has four square corners. ▪ Make sure the post is square to the floor. [=make sure that there is a right angle where the post and the floor meet]
▪ a square jaw ▪ square shoulders ◊This sense of square often suggests strength and toughness.
▪ a square deal ▪ She is square in all her dealings. — see also fair and square at 1fair
▪ Here's the rest of the money. Now we're square. [=now we don't owe each other anything]
b not used before a noun : having the same number of points : tied
▪ The teams were all square after the first half.
a square peg in a round hole — see 1peg
