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.

OTHER WORDS FROM square

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, adjective

Word 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