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squares away

squares away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 squares away

What is squares away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Squares away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of square away.

Words near squares away in the dictionary

  1. squarenesses
  2. squarer
  3. squarers
  4. squares
  5. squares around
  6. squares away
  7. squares of opposition
  8. squares off
  9. squares the circle
  10. squares up
  11. squaresail

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