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squares off

squares off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of square off.

Meaning of square off

Verb

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

  1. (Canada, US, intransitive) To get ready for a confrontation (debate, argument, fight).
    • Hey, man, don't square off on me with some bullshit.1984, Daniel Petrie Jr., Beverly Hills Cop, spoken by Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy), Paramount Pictures
    Synonyms:
    square up
    Antonyms:
    stand down
  2. (industrial design) To increase the boxiness of (a design).
    • After the aeronautically inspired curvaceous designs of the 1930s and 1940s, many American automotive designs of the 1950s through 1970s were somewhat more squared off.
    Antonyms:
    round off

Questions about squares off

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

Words near squares off in the dictionary

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

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