FOURSQUARE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does foursquare mean? 

• FOURSQUARE (noun)
  The noun FOURSQUARE has 1 sense:

1. (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

  Familiarity information: FOURSQUARE used as a noun is very rare.

• FOURSQUARE (adjective)
  The adjective FOURSQUARE has 1 sense:

1. characterized by firm and unwavering conviction

  Familiarity information: FOURSQUARE used as an adjective is very rare.

• FOURSQUARE (adverb)
  The adverb FOURSQUARE has 2 senses:

1. in a square position

2. with firmness and conviction; without compromise

  Familiarity information: FOURSQUARE used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOURSQUARE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

foursquare; square

Context example:

you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides

Hypernyms ("foursquare" is a kind of...):

regular polygon (a polygon with all sides and all angles equal)

rectangle (a parallelogram with four right angles)

Domain category:

geometry (the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foursquare"):

quadrate (a square-shaped object)

• FOURSQUARE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by firm and unwavering conviction

Context example:

a foursquare refusal to yield

Similar:

resolute (firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination)

• FOURSQUARE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a square position

Context example:

the building stood foursquare

Sense 2

Meaning:

With firmness and conviction; without compromise

Synonyms:

foursquare; squarely; straightforwardly

Context example:

dealt straightforwardly with all issues