Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

square up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables: square up
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get ready for a fight.

Intransitive verb

verb

To adopt a fighting stance.

Intransitive verb

verb

To face (someone) in a contest.

verb

To pay back money that is owed.

Intransitive verb

verb

To mill (blocks, inserts, etc) into precisely square condition.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Samir Nasri was shown a second yellow card moments earlier after squaring up to Jamie Vardy, with the two players going forehead to forehead after exchanging insults."
"Let me know how much my share in the activity is and I'll square up with you tomorrow."

Usage

Inflected Forms

squares up (present, singular) squaring up (participle, present) squared up (participle, past) squared up (past)

Synonyms

square off square settle determine jog even up

Antonyms

stand down

Questions

What does square up mean?: To get ready for a fight.

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