When the judge asked her if she was guilty or not guilty, she squared her shoulders, looked the judge in the eye, and said, “Not guilty.”
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
square — square1 [ skwer ] noun count *** 1. ) a shape with four straight sides of equal length and four corners called right angles: The garden has flower beds that form a perfect square. a ) a piece of something shaped like a square: Cut the fabric into … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
square — 1 adjective 1 SHAPE having four straight equal sides and 90º angles at the corners: a square flower bed 2 ANGLE forming a 90º angle: a square corner | a square jaw | square shoulders 3 square metre/mile etc an area of measurement equal to a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
square — I UK [skweə(r)] / US [skwer] noun [countable] Word forms square : singular square plural squares *** 1) a shape with four straight sides of equal length and four corners called right angles The garden has flower beds that form a perfect square.… … English dictionary
square — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from *exquadrare to square, from Latin ex + quadrare to square more at quadrate Date: 13th century 1. an instrument having at least one right angle and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
square*/*/*/ — [skweə] noun [C] I 1) a shape with four straight sides of equal length and four RIGHT ANGLES The flower beds form a perfect square.[/ex] 2) an open area of land in the shape of a square with buildings around it The hotel is in the main… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Square — Square, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squared} (skw[^a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squaring}.] [Cf. OF. escarrer, esquarrer. See {Square}, n.] 1. To form with four equal sides and four right angles. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To form with right angles and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
square your shoulders — square (your) shoulders to show determination and a lack of fear. When the judge asked her if she was guilty or not guilty, she squared her shoulders, looked the judge in the eye, and said, “Not guilty.” … New idioms dictionary
Square rig — is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/square#Adjective square] , to the keel of the vessel and to the masts … Wikipedia
square — [skwer] n. [ME < OFr esquarre < VL * exquadra < * exquadrare, to make square < L ex, out + quadrare, to square < quadrus, a square < base of quattuor,FOUR] 1. a plane figure having four equal sides and four right angles: see… … English World dictionary
square — ► NOUN 1) a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles. 2) an open, typically four sided, area surrounded by buildings. 3) an area within a military barracks or camp used for drill. 4) the product of a number multiplied by… … English terms dictionary
