Idioms for square
Origin of square
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Old French
esquar(r)e < Vulgar Latin
*exquadra, derivative of
*exquadrāre (Latin
ex-
ex-1 +
quadrāre to square; see
quadrate); (v.) Middle English
squaren < Old French
esquarrer < Vulgar Latin
*exquadrāre; (adj.) Middle English < Old French
esquarré, past participle of
esquarrer; (adv.) derivative of the adj.
SYNONYMS FOR square
OTHER WORDS FROM square
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British Dictionary definitions for square off (1 of 2)
square off
verb
(intr, adverb)
to assume a posture of offence or defence, as in boxing
British Dictionary definitions for square off (2 of 2)
Derived forms of square
squareness, noun squarer, noun squarish, adjectiveWord Origin for square
C13: from Old French
esquare, from Vulgar Latin
exquadra (unattested), from Latin
ex
1 +
quadrāre to make square; see
quadrant
Scientific definitions for square off
square
[ skwâr ]
Noun
A rectangle having four equal sides.
The product that results when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself. The square of 8, for example, is 64.
Adjective
Of, being, or using units that express the measure of area.
Verb
To multiply a number, quantity, or expression by itself.
Cultural definitions for square off
square
A number multiplied by itself, or raised to the second power. The square of three is nine; the square of nine is eighty-one.
Idioms and Phrases with square off (1 of 2)
square off
Take a fighting stance, prepare to fight, as in As they squared off, the teacher came out and stopped them, or The ambassador said the two countries were squaring off. [First half of 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with square off (2 of 2)
square