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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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 straight lines, or flat
        surfaces; as, to square masons' work.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or
        standard. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to
        square our actions by the opinions of others.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Square my trial
              To my proportioned strength.          --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To make even, so as to leave no remainder or difference;
        to balance; as, to square accounts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Math.) To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a
        quantity.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Astrol.) To hold a quartile position respecting.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales.
                                                    --Creech.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Naut.) To place at right angles with the keel; as, to
        square the yards.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To square one's shoulders, to raise the shoulders so as to
        give them a square appearance, -- a movement expressing
        contempt or dislike. --Sir W. Scott.
  
     To square the circle (Math.), to determine the exact
        contents of a circle in square measure. The solution of
        this famous problem is now generally admitted to be
        impossible.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Square \Square\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squared; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Squaring.] [Cf. OF. escarrer, esquarrer. See Square, n.]
     1. To form with four sides and four right angles. --Spenser.
  
     2. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat
        surfaces; as, to square mason's work.
  
     3. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or
        standard. --Shak.
  
     4. To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to
        square our actions by the opinions of others.
  
              Square my trial To my proportioned strength.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     5. To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to
        balance; as, to square accounts.
  
     6. (Math.) To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a
        quantity.
  
     7. (Astrol.) To hold a quartile position respecting.
  
              The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales.
                                                    --Creech.
  
     8. (Naut.) To place at right angles with the keel; as, to
        square the yards.
  
     To square one's shoulders, to raise the shoulders so as to
        give them a square appearance, -- a movement expressing
        contempt or dislike. --Sir W. Scott.
  
     To square the circle (Math.), to determine the exact
        contents of a circle in square measure. The solution of
        this famous problem is now generally admitted to be
        impossible.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  squaring
     n.
     The act or process by which something is squared (in various senses).
     vb.
     (present participle of en square nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  squaring
     n.
     The act or process by which something is squared (in various senses).
     vb.
     (present participle of en square nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  squaring
     n.
     The act or process by which something is squared (in various senses).
     vb.
     (present participle of en square nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  squaring
     n.
     The act or process by which something is squared (in various senses).
     vb.
     (present participle of en square nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  squaring
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s quar ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  squaring
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en square ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb square)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Squaring /skwˈeəɹɪŋ/
  التربّع

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  squaring /skwˈeəɹɪŋ/ 
  kvadratura

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  squaring /skwˈeəɹɪŋ/ 
  umocnění

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squaring /skwˈeəɹɪŋ/
  glattstellend
   see: square sth., squared
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squaring /skwˈeəɹɪŋ/
  quadratisch machend, rechtwinklig machend
   see: square, squared
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squaring /skwˈeəɹɪŋ/
  schmierend
   see: square, squared
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squaring /skwˈeəɹɪŋ/
  zusammenpassend, zusammenstimmend, sich deckend, übereinstimmend, zu vereinbaren seiend, im Einklang stehend
   see: square with sth., squared, This explanation squares with the results of the survey., This theory does not square with the facts., What he was being asked to do did not square with his political beliefs.
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  squaring /skwˈeəɹɪŋ/
  1. derékszögûre alakítás
  2. szögletessé alakulás
  3. leszélezés
  4. megjavítás
  5. szôrmeleszabás
  6. négyzetessé alakítás
  7. rajzhálózat
  8. négyszögû elrendezés
  9. derékszögû
  10. négyzetessé alakulás
  11. négyszög-beállítás
  12. élrefaragás
  13. összeillôség
  14. hozzáillesztés
  15. négyzetre alakított
  16. megegyezés
  17. bejavítás
  18. kváderozás
  19. négyszögletesre alakítás
  20. hálózat
  21. negyedelés
  22. négyzetreemelés
  23. ácsolás négyszögre
  24. négyszögletessé alakulás
  25. derékszög-beállítás
  26. derékszögû elrendezés
  27. négyszögesítés
  28. négyzetes
  29. leélezés
  30. derékszögelés
  31. hozzájavítás
  32. szögletesre alakítás
  33. négyszögletesítés
  34. négyzetre faragott
  35. négyzetre metszett

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈskwɛɹɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  74 Moby Thesaurus words for "squaring":
     Little Joe, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, amends,
     assimilation, atonement, attunement, biquadrate, coaptation,
     compensation, composition, compromise, coordination, expiation,
     expiatory offering, four, four-part diaphony, foursome,
     harmonization, indemnification, indemnity, integration,
     making amends, making good, making right, making up, paying back,
     peace offering, piaculum, propitiation, quad, quadrangle,
     quadrature, quadrennium, quadrilateral, quadrille, quadrinomial,
     quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity,
     quatrefoil, quittance, reclamation, recompense, reconcilement,
     reconciliation, rectangle, redemption, redress, refund, regulation,
     reimbursement, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution,
     retribution, satisfaction, square, square dance, synchronization,
     tetrad, tetragon, tetragram, tetragrammaton, tetrahedron,
     tetralogy, tetraphony, tetrapody, timing
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     矫方; 四扭编组; 形成矩形脉冲

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