Collocations for "squared"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "squared" in context.
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square
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [town, village, neighborhood] square
- a [market, meeting, gathering, concert] in the [town] square
- [Trafalgar, Times, Tiananmen] Square
- a [large, small, big, tiny] square
- a [T, building, measuring, set] square
- [even, equal, thick] squares
- a [four-inch] square
- a [rough, perfect] square
- [white, black, brown, beige, transparent] squares
- a [parade, drill, cricket] square
- the [grid, section, wall, dancefloor] has [25] squares
- the [grid] [contains, is divided into] [25] squares
- tear [cloth, paper, bread] into squares
- divide it (up) into squares
- [draw, measure] a square
- move the [bishop, pawn, king] two squares
- land on a [black, red, white] square
- the squares on a [draughts, chess, games] board
- a square of [dark, white, milk] chocolate
- slang: [don't be, you're] such a square!
- slang: he's so square!
- slang: be there or be square!
- [55] square [feet, miles]
- [it, the angle] is perfectly square
- [lead, do] a square dance
- [fit, like] a square peg in a round hole
- a square [pyramid, base]
- [in, is, has] a square shape
- is square-shaped
- a square-shaped [table, face]
- square the [angle, picture, lumber]
- square the [number, unit]
- square a piece of [wood, fabric]
- (trying to) square the circle
- [can you, try to] square it with your conscience
- does not square with the [facts, statement]
- squared her [back, shoulders]
- square off against your [opponent, competition]
- square up against your [opponent]
- square up your [tab]
- squaring up for the fight
- square away with [him, your bookie]
- square away your [tab, bill, account]
- a square meal
- [that is, get] a square deal
- just give me a square answer
- ok, we're square
- my parents are so square!
- [ran, slammed] square into [each other, the wall]
- hit him square in the [face, stomach]
- (won it) fair and square
'squared' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):