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
Words nearby square
British Dictionary definitions for square up (1 of 2)
square up
verb (adverb)
to pay or settle (bills, debts, etc)
informal
to arrange or be arranged satisfactorily
(intr foll by to)
to prepare to be confronted (with), esp courageously
(tr foll by to)
to adopt a position of readiness to fight (an opponent)
(tr)
to transfer (a drawing) by aid of a network of squares
Scot
to tidy up
British Dictionary definitions for square up (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 up
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 up
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 up (1 of 2)
square up
Settle a bill or debt, as in The others went to get the car while he squared up with the waiter. This idiom derives from square in the sense of “set straight.” [Early 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with square up (2 of 2)
square