{
    "term": "square",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having four straight equal sides and four angles of 90°",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a square room"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Colours and Shapes"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["very", "absolutely", "exactly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "forming an angle of 90° exactly or approximately",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The book had rounded, not square, corners."
                },
                {
                    "text": "square shoulders"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a firm, square jaw."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Colours and Shapes", "Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used after a number to give a measurement of area",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an area of 36 **square metres/feet/miles/kilometres/inches**"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used after a unit of measurement to say that something measures the same amount on each of four sides",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a carpet four metres square"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used to describe something that is broad or that looks solid in shape",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a man of **square build**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "level with something or parallel to something",
            "sensetop": "square (with something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "tables arranged square with the wall"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "if two people are square, neither of them owes money to the other",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Here's the £10 I owe you—now we're square."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "if two teams are square, they have the same number of points",
            "sensetop": "square (with somebody)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The teams were **all square** at half-time."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Games and toys"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "fair or honest, especially in business matters",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **square deal**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you being square with me?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "in agreement with something",
            "sensetop": "square with something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That isn't quite square with what you said yesterday."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "considered to be boring, for example because they are old-fashioned or work too hard at school",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal, disapproving)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a good meal that satisfies your hunger",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He looks as though he hasn't had a square meal for weeks."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who does not feel happy or comfortable in a particular situation, or who is not suitable for it",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skweə(r)/",
                "audio": "sq/square/square__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skwer/",
                "audio": "sq/square/square__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: shortening of Old French esquare (noun), esquarre (past participle, used as an adjective), esquarrer (verb), based on Latin quadra ‘square’."
}