1. Having been made square
   "The carpenter delivered the squared lumber for the project"

1. Make square
   "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"; "They squared up the corners of the room";
   - square up
    
2. Position so as to be square
   "He squared his shoulders"
    
3. Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
   "The two versions of the story don't quite square";
   - match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree, marry, marry up
    
4. (arithmetic) raise to the second power
   "To square 4, you multiply it by itself to get 16"
    
5. Pay someone and settle a debt
   "I squared with him"
    
6. Resolve a conflict or disagreement
   "They managed to square things with their neighbours"
    
7. Turn the paddle; in canoeing
   "The canoeist squared her paddle to change direction"
    
8. Turn the oar, while rowing
   "The rower squared his oars before the turn"

See also: square

Type of: be, form, multiply, paddle, position, row, settle, shape

Encyclopedia: Squared