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squared away

squared away is the simple past and past participle of square away.

Meaning of square away

Verb

square away (third-person singular simple present squares away, present participle squaring away, simple past and past participle squared away)

  1. To square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.
    • Accordingly, when the wheel was relieved at eight o'clock, the order was given to keep her due north, and all hands were turned up to square away the yards and make sail.1969, Richard Henry Dana, Two Years Before the Mast: Twenty-four Years After
  2. (idiomatic) To finish, complete, tidy or put in order.
    • I have almost squared away the last of the paperwork from that job.

Questions about squared away

What is squared away the simple past and past participle of?
Squared away is the simple past and past participle of square away.

Words near squared away in the dictionary

  1. square-toed
  2. square-up
  3. square-ups
  4. squared
  5. squared around
  6. squared away
  7. squared circle
  8. squared circles
  9. squared off
  10. squared the circle
  11. squared up

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