Superlative for having the shape or approximate shape of a square or rectangle
“Audrey had thick brown hair and blunt, almost square, features.”
Superlative for being at right angles to
“Set the blade bevel-side down on the rest so that it is square with the stone.”
Superlative for physically flat or level
“The subject intended to be represented here is a flat, and perfectly square, surface.”
Superlative for old-fashioned or boringly conventional
“I think he was either too square, or perhaps too hip, to even know who Mike Read was.”
Superlative for fair and honest in nature or one's dealings
“The administration has finally attempted to be straight and square with the public.”
Superlative for with both players or sides having equal scores in a game
“It was all square in the last quarter when Reape put the ball in the net, and that was the difference at the final whistle.”
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