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Definition of
square adverb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
square
adverb
adverb
NAmE
/
/
skwɛr
/
/
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(
only used
after
the verb
)
directly; not at an angle
synonym
squarely
I looked her square in the face.
He hit me square on the jaw.
Idioms
fair and square
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honestly and according to the rules
We won the election fair and square.
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square
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square
adjective
square
noun
square
verb
square off
phrasal verb
square up
phrasal verb
square away
phrasal verb
square with
phrasal verb
T-square
noun
four-square
adjective
square dance
noun
square knot
noun
square root
noun
square bracket
noun
chi-square test
noun
a square meal
fair and square
bracket
noun
back to square one
p.s.i.
abbreviation
a square peg (in a round hole)
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Phrasal verbs
square off
phrasal verb
square up
phrasal verb
square away
phrasal verb
square with
phrasal verb
Idioms
a square meal
fair and square
back to square one
a square peg (in a round hole)
Nearby words
square
noun
square
verb
square
adverb
square away
phrasal verb
square bracket
noun