"four square" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} four square (uncountable)
  1. A sport played by four players where players have to hit a ball into other people's squares, and attempt to make a return hit. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-four_square-en-noun-5RCdC4uS Disambiguation of Sports: 52 48
  2. (education) A method used to teach children to write about a topic, based on a diagram with four squares, each containing a type of sentence about the topic. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Education, Playground games, Sports
    Sense id: en-four_square-en-noun-pNk1SXcd Disambiguation of Playground games: 28 72 Disambiguation of Sports: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Topics: education

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