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squared up

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

Meaning of square up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To get ready for a fight.
    Synonyms:
    square off
    Antonyms:
    stand down
  2. (intransitive) To adopt a fighting stance.
    • 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.2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2020
    Synonyms:
    square off
    Antonyms:
    stand down
  3. To face (someone) in a contest.
    Synonyms:
    square off
    Antonyms:
    stand down
  4. (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.
  5. (transitive, die making) To mill (blocks, inserts, etc) into precisely square condition.

Questions about squared up

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

Words near squared up in the dictionary

  1. squared away
  2. squared circle
  3. squared circles
  4. squared off
  5. squared the circle
  6. squared up
  7. squaredly
  8. squaredness
  9. squareflipper
  10. squareflippers
  11. squarefree

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