to square
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3.4
- verb
- /skwɛr/
:
poner en escuadra
- To build the frame correctly, make sure to square the edges so they form right angles.
And so we pick ourselves up, square ourselves off, and get moving again.
- And so we pick ourselves up, square ourselves off, and get moving again.
- And I take the flat part of any tool and I just square it away.
Examples
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Private, l want all the kits squared and ready to go.
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Okay, square the shoulders, keep it tight down.
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And I tried to square up but it was hard.
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Just square yourself up this way.
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So a good first step is to square both sides of the equation.
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I came up to that front seat and squared myself to its side.
Fiction book (1990) -
Try putting a higher arc on the ball and square your shoulders to the basket.
Fiction book (1997) -
Lesson: Try to get everything you can squared away before the accelerator program starts.
Blog text (12) -
Olivia flipped her hair over her shoulders and squared her back.
Fiction book (1995) -
Marcia arched her chin, squared her shoulders, and the next day confronted them with Mr. Dett.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
1
8.4
To make something exactly straight or level
1
4.1
Make the edges and corners even and straight
Antonyms
Idioms
To stand or sit with shoulders pulled back to show confidence before something difficult
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- US
133
1.4
A measure of area equal to a square one foot on each side used for rooms and land
53
2.7
A busy part of Manhattan with bright lights, theaters, and New Year's Eve celebrations
- Specialized
7
3.4
A unit that measures pressure equal to one pound of force on one square inch
- Texting
5
4.0
An online place where people meet to discuss public issues and share ideas
- Specialized
1
3.9
A knot used to join two ends of rope or cord by tying two opposite small knots
1
6.7
A tool with a long straight edge and a T-shaped top used to draw straight or parallel lines
- Specialized
1
7.2
A square grid of numbers whose rows, columns, and main diagonals add to the same total
- Archaic
1
8.5
A four-sided piece of cloth hung on a bar across a ship's mast to catch the wind
- Specialized
1
9.9
A ship with large square sails hung on horizontal bars across the masts
- Specialized
A hand tool with two arms joined at one end to measure or mark angled lines
A large flat L-shaped metal tool carpenters use to measure and mark right angles
- Specialized
A number that shows if the data you see differ from what you expect
- Archaic
A person honored for great bravery who leads troops and carries a square banner
- Specialized
A square grid filled with different symbols so each symbol appears once in each row and column
A large open place in central London with a monument to Nelson and big lion statues
- Specialized
A metal tool with a ruler and handle for checking right angles in wood or metal
- Specialized
A Roman style of writing using upright block capital letters often carved on stone
- Archaic
A medium-sized Arctic seal with whiskers on each side of its nose, also called the bearded seal
- Specialized
A solid shape with a square base and four triangular faces that meet at a top point
- Specialized
A small metal piece with four flat sides that fits on a bolt to hold things together
Music played to accompany square dancing, often with lively fiddle or banjo rhythms
- Archaic
A person with very old-fashioned and strict ideas about how people should behave
How Aligned
Surface Forms
Etymology
To square something means to make it straight, level, or at a right angle; this comes from the geometric idea and the tool called a square that builders use.