The meaning of Squaring

verb

Make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to.

Usage examples:

You can square off the other edge

verb

Multiply (a number) by itself.

Usage examples:

5 squared equals 25

verb

Balance (an account).

Usage examples:

Institutions are anxious to square their books before the election

verb

Bring (one's shoulders) into a position in which they appear square and broad, typically to prepare oneself for a difficult task or event.

Usage examples:

Chin up, shoulders squared, she stepped into the room

verb

Secure the help or acquiescence of (someone), especially by offering an inducement.

Usage examples:

Faced with such declarations, politicians were resolved to squash or square the press

Synonims:

BribeBuy offBuyCorruptSubornGive an inducement toGrease someone's palmGive a backhander toGive a sweetener to

verb

Pass (a ball) across the field, especially towards the centre.

Usage examples:

The norwegian midfielder squared the ball to viduka, who simply side-footed home what proved to be …

verb

Set (a yard or other part of a ship) at right angles to the keel or other point of reference.

verb

(of a planet) have a square aspect with (another planet or position).

Usage examples:

Saturn squares the sun on the 17th

noun

A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.

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A grid of ruled squares

noun

An open, typically four-sided, area surrounded by buildings in a village, town, or city.

Usage examples:

A market square

noun

The product of a number multiplied by itself.

Usage examples:

A circle's area is proportional to the square of its radius

noun

An l-shaped or t-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles.

Usage examples:

A carpenter's square

noun

A person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional in attitude or behaviour.

Usage examples:

Reg is such a square

noun

A square meal.

Usage examples:

Three squares a day

adjective

Having the shape or approximate shape of a square.

Usage examples:

A square table

adjective

Denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified.

Usage examples:

30,000 square feet of new gallery space

adjective

At right angles; perpendicular.

Usage examples:

These lines must be square to the top and bottom marked edges

adjective

Level or parallel.

Usage examples:

Place two pieces of wood one on top of the other, ensuring that they are exactly square

adjective

(of two people) owing nothing to each other.

Usage examples:

An acknowledgement that we are square

adjective

Old-fashioned or boringly conventional.

Usage examples:

Elvis was anything but square

adjective

(of rhythm) simple and straightforward.

Usage examples:

The opening sinfonia for strings and trombones is remarkably like several opera overtures of the ti…

adverb

Directly; straight.

Usage examples:

The ball hit me square in the forehead

adverb

In a direction transversely across the field or pitch.

Usage examples:

The ball bounced almost square to the left