(n): a parallelogram with four right angles
(n): a polygon with all sides and all angles equal
(n): the product of two equal terms
(n): a concept of quantity involving zero and units
(n): an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
(n): an extended area of land
(n): something approximating the shape of a square
(n): the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
(n): someone who doesn't understand what is going on
(n): a person lacking intelligence or common sense
(n): a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
(n): a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
(n): any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
(n): a man-made object taken as a whole
(n): a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
(n): a tool used with workers' hands
(v): make square
(v): give shape or form to
(v): raise to the second power
(v): combine by multiplication
(v): cause to match, as of ideas or acts
(v): adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
(v): position so as to be square
(v): cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
(v): be compatible with
(v): be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
(v): pay someone and settle a debt
(v): dispose of; make a financial settlement
(v): turn the paddle; in canoeing
(v): propel with a paddle
(v): turn the oar, while rowing
(v): propel with oars
(adj): vs. round) -- (having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
(adj): having four sides and four angles
(adj): forming a right angle or containing one or more right angles
(adj): having been made square
(adj): somewhat square in appearance or form
(adj): vs. crooked), square -- (characterized by honesty and fairness
(adj): without concealment or deception; honest
(adj): free of deceit
(adj): prenominal) -- (conventionally moral and upright
(adj): providing abundant nourishment
(adj): vs. unwholesome) -- (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
(adj): predicate) -- (leaving no balance
(adj): vs. unpaid) -- (marked by the reception of pay
(adj): prenominal), straightforward, straight -- (without evasion or compromise
(adj): vs. indirect) -- (straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
(adj): rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
(adj): vs. unconventional) -- (unimaginative and conformist
(adv): in a straight direct way
(adv): in a square shape
(adv): firmly and solidly
also a kind of sail shape and rigging.
Where I'm from, a "square" is a cigarette. One of my favorite slang words.
Actually, if you click on the "more" button, you'll see approximately a gazillion other definitions, a few of which approach that particular meaning. :-)
Ha! Welcome to WordNet (or as it's affectionately known in these parts, WeirdNet), cricket. You'll see some really whacked-out definitions there, but they're there for a reason: to spark conversation. So in that sense, they're wildly successful.
I like your definition better: "extremely out-of-date dudes" should definitely be in the dictionary.
Ok, that definition up there seriously needs revising. I'm thinking more like extremely out-of-date dudes.
Cricket jargon - at right-angles to the pitch, from to the point of view of the batsman on strike.