square up
To get ready for a fightTo get ready for a fight.
» I'm trying to muster the courage to square up to him.
Я намагаюся набратися сміливості, щоб підступитися до нього.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To get ready for a fight.
(intransitive)To adopt a fighting stance.
To face (someone) in a contest.
(intransitive)To pay back money that is owed.
Let me know how much my share in the activity is and I'll square up with you tomorrow.
(transitive)To mill (blocks, inserts, etc) into precisely square condition.
- even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
- make square
- settle conclusively; come to terms
Examples
2 sentencesI'm trying to muster the courage to square up to him.
Я намагаюся набратися сміливості, щоб підступитися до нього.
This tram crosses the big square, then goes up the High Street to the opera house.
deDiese Bahn fährt über den großen Platz, dann durch die Hauptstraße bis zum Opernhaus.
Forms
squares up, squaring up, squared up, squared up| Base form | square up · to square up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | squares up |
| Present participle | squaring up |
| Past simple | squared up |
| Past participle | squared up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- square upузгодити, узгоджуватиTo get ready for a fight.
- square offвстановлювати, обмежуватиTo get ready for a confrontation (debate, argument, fight).
- square awayприбрати, прибиратиTo square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.
- square aroundTo shift to a position to ready to bunt, i.e. by moving to face the pitcher and hold the bat laterally above the home plate.
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb