Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb square
1 of 8 senses of square
Sense 4
square
=> square up jog, even up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb square
1 of 8 senses of square
Sense 4
square
=> square up jog, even up
Entailment of verb square
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb square
8 senses of square
Sense 1
square
=> multiply
Sense 2
square, square up
=> shape, form
Sense 3
square
=> adjust conform, adapt
Sense 4
square
=> position
Sense 5
square
=> match, fit correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
Sense 6
square
=> settle
Sense 7
feather, square
=> paddle
Sense 8
feather, square
=> row
Familiarity of verb square
square used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb square
Sense 1
square
=> multiply
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Sense 2
square, square up
=> shape, form
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Sense 3
square
=> adjust conform, adapt
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Sense 4
square
=> position
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Sense 5
square
=> match, fit correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
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Sense 6
square
=> settle
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Sense 7
feather, square
=> paddle
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Sense 8
feather, square
=> row
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Grep of noun square
bevel square
carpenter's square
foursquare
knight of the square flag
latin square
magic square
market square
pounds per square inch
public square
set square
square
square-bashing
square-dance music
square-rigger
square and rabbet
square block
square bracket
square dance
square dancer
square dancing
square deal
square foot
square inch
square knot
square matrix
square meal
square measure
square meter
square metre
square mile
square nut
square root
square sail
square shooter
square toes
square yard
squareflipper square flipper
squareness
squaretail
t-square
times square
try square
word square
Overview of noun square
The noun square has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (25) square, foursquare -- ((geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides")
2. (2) square, second power -- (the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance")
3. (2) public square, square -- (an open area at the meeting of two or more streets)
4. square, lame -- (someone who doesn't understand what is going on)
5. square, square toes -- ((informal) a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views)
6. square -- (any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares")
7. square -- (a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square")
Overview of verb square
The verb square has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (4) square -- (raise to the second power)
2. (4) square, square up -- (make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file")
3. (1) square -- (cause to match, as of ideas or acts)
4. (1) square -- (position so as to be square: "He squared his shoulders")
5. square -- (be compatible with "one idea squares with another")
6. square -- (pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him")
7. feather, square -- (turn the paddle; in canoeing)
8. feather, square -- (turn the oar, while rowing)
Overview of adj square
The adj square has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) square -- (having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner")
2. square -- ((informal) leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square")
3. square, straight -- (characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing")
4. square, straightforward -- (without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears")
5. square, straight -- ((slang) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned)
Overview of adv square
The adv square has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) squarely, square -- (in a straight direct way "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me")
2. squarely, square -- (with honesty and fairness; "dealt squarely with his customers"; "always treated me square")
3. squarely, square -- (in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square")
4. squarely, square -- (firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy")
Antonyms of adj square
5 senses of square
Sense 1
square (vs. round)
round (vs. square), circular
=> ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
=> bulblike, bulbous
=> capitate
=> discoid, discoidal, disklike
=> moonlike, moon-round
=> ringlike
=> roundish
=> coccoid
=> nutlike
=> pear-shaped
=> orbiculate, orbicular
Sense 2
square(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA paid) -> unpaid
Sense 3
square, straight
INDIRECT (VIA honest) -> dishonest, dishonorable
Sense 4
square(postnominal), straightforward
INDIRECT (VIA direct) -> indirect
Sense 5
square, straight
INDIRECT (VIA conventional, conventional) -> unconventional
Similarity of adj square
5 senses of square
Sense 1
square (vs. round)
=> quadrate
=> right-angled
=> squared
=> squarish
Also See-> angular#2, angulate#1
Sense 2
square(prenominal)
=> paid (vs. unpaid)
Sense 3
square, straight
=> honest (vs. dishonest), honorable
Sense 4
square(postnominal), straightforward
=> direct (vs. indirect)
Sense 5
square, straight
=> conventional (vs. unconventional)
Attributes of adj square
Familiarity of adj square
square used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5)
Grep of adj square
fair-and-square
foursquare
square
square-built
square-rigged
square-shouldered
square-toed
squared
squared-toe
Overview of noun square
The noun square has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (25) square, foursquare -- ((geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides")
2. (2) square, second power -- (the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance")
3. (2) public square, square -- (an open area at the meeting of two or more streets)
4. square, lame -- (someone who doesn't understand what is going on)
5. square, square toes -- ((informal) a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views)
6. square -- (any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares")
7. square -- (a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square")
Overview of verb square
The verb square has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (4) square -- (raise to the second power)
2. (4) square, square up -- (make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file")
3. (1) square -- (cause to match, as of ideas or acts)
4. (1) square -- (position so as to be square: "He squared his shoulders")
5. square -- (be compatible with "one idea squares with another")
6. square -- (pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him")
7. feather, square -- (turn the paddle; in canoeing)
8. feather, square -- (turn the oar, while rowing)
Overview of adj square
The adj square has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) square -- (having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner")
2. square -- ((informal) leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square")
3. square, straight -- (characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing")
4. square, straightforward -- (without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears")
5. square, straight -- ((slang) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned)
Overview of adv square
The adv square has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) squarely, square -- (in a straight direct way "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me")
2. squarely, square -- (with honesty and fairness; "dealt squarely with his customers"; "always treated me square")
3. squarely, square -- (in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square")
4. squarely, square -- (firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy")
square definition
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