ALL meanings of square away
square a·way
S s - noun square away a rectangle having all four sides of equal length. 1
- noun square away anything having this form or a form approximating it, as a city block, rectangular piece of candy, etc. 1
- noun square away an open area or plaza in a city or town, formed by the meeting or intersecting of two or more streets and often planted with grass, trees, etc., in the center. 1
- noun square away a rectangularly shaped area on a game board, as in chess or checkers. 1
- noun square away a try square, T square, or the like. 1
- noun square away Mathematics. the second power of a quantity, expressed as a2 = a × a, where a is the quantity. a quantity that is the second power of another: Four is the square of two. 1
- noun square away Slang. a person who is ignorant of or uninterested in current fads, ideas, manners, tastes, etc.; an old-fashioned, conventional, or conservative person. 1
- noun square away Military. (formerly) a body of troops drawn up in quadrilateral form. 1
- noun square away Building Trades. a unit of measure for roofing materials, equal to 100 square feet (9.3 sq. m). 1
- noun square away a flower bud of the cotton plant. 1
- noun square away Nautical. the area at the bottom of a hatchway. 1
- noun square away Usually, squares. Informal. a square meal: to get three squares a day. 1
- noun square away Astrology. a situation in which two heavenly bodies or groups of heavenly bodies have celestial longitudes differing by 90 degrees, an aspect indicative of internal tension with an equally strong and conflicting need for adjustment. 1
- noun square away Obsolete. a pattern, standard, or example. 1
- verb with object square away to reduce to square, rectangular, or cubical form (often followed by off): He squared off the log to make a timber for his house. 1
- verb with object square away to mark out in one or more squares or rectangles. 1
- verb with object square away to test with measuring devices for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface. 1
- verb with object square away Mathematics. to multiply (a number or quantity) by itself; raise to the second power. to describe or find a square that is equivalent in area to: to square a circle. 1
- verb with object square away to bring to the form of a right angle or right angles; set at right angles to something else. 1
- verb with object square away to even the score of (a contest): to square a game. 1
- verb with object square away to set (the shoulders and back) in an erect posture so they form an angle similar to a right angle. 1
- verb with object square away to make straight, level, or even: Square the cloth on the table. 1
- verb with object square away to regulate, as by a standard; adapt; adjust. 1
- verb with object square away to adjust harmoniously or satisfactorily (often followed by with): How could you square such actions with your conscience? 1
- verb with object square away to balance; pay off; settle: to square a debt. 1
- verb with object square away Slang. to secure a desired action or attitude by means of bribery; bribe. 1
- verb without object square away to accord or agree (often followed by with): Your theory does not square with the facts. 1
- verb without object square away to settle, even, or balance a matter, as by paying a bill, returning a favor, or tying a score. 1
- verb without object square away (of a cotton plant) to form buds. 1
- adjective square away formed by or as a right angle; having some part or parts rectangular: a square corner. 1
- adjective square away having four sides and four right angles in two dimensions or three pairs of parallel sides meeting at right angles in three dimensions; having each dimension in the shape of a square or rectangle and all angles right angles: a square box. 1
- adjective square away noting any unit of area measurement having the form of a square and designated by a unit of linear measurement forming a side of the square: one square foot. 1
- adjective square away noting a system of area measurement in terms of such units. 1
- adjective square away (of an area) equal to a square of a specified length on a side: five miles square. 1
- adjective square away at right angles, or perpendicular. 1
- adjective square away Nautical. at right angles to the mast and the keel, as a yard. 1
- adjective square away having a square or rectangular section: a square bar. 1
- adjective square away having a solid, sturdy form, especially when characterized by a rectilinear or angular outline. 1
- adjective square away straight, level, or even, as a surface. 1
- adjective square away leaving no balance of debt on either side; having all accounts settled: I'm all square with my landlord. 1
- adjective square away just, fair, or honest. 1
- adjective square away straightforward, direct, or unequivocal. 1
- adjective square away Slang. conventional or conservative in style or outlook; not hip. 1
- adverb square away so as to be square; in square or rectangular form. 1
- adverb square away at right angles. 1
- adverb square away fairly or honestly. 1
- adverb square away directly or straightforwardly. 1
- idioms square away on the square, at right angles. Informal. straightforward; honest; just: Their dealings with us have always been on the square. 1
- idioms square away out of square, not at right angles. not in agreement; incorrect; irregular: The inspector's conclusions are out of square with his earlier report. 1
- idioms square away square the circle, to strive without chance of success; attempt the impossible. 1