John was angry and appeared to be squaring off for a fight.
•When those two square off, everyone gets out of the way.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
square off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you square something off, you alter it so that it has the shape of a square. [V P n (not pron)] Peel a thick skinned orange and square off the ends with a sharp knife. [V ed P] ...white modern buildings that look like squared… … English dictionary
square off — verb settle conclusively; come to terms We finally settled the argument • Syn: ↑settle, ↑square up, ↑determine • Derivationally related forms: ↑determiner (for: ↑determine) … Useful english dictionary
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square — [skwer] n. [ME < OFr esquarre < VL * exquadra < * exquadrare, to make square < L ex, out + quadrare, to square < quadrus, a square < base of quattuor,FOUR] 1. a plane figure having four equal sides and four right angles: see… … English World dictionary
square — square1 W3S2 [skweə US skwer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shape)¦ 2¦(angle)¦ 3 square metre/mile etc 4 5 feet/2 metres etc square 5¦(level)¦ 6 square meal 7¦(body)¦ 8 all square 9 (all) square 10 square deal … Dictionary of contemporary English
square — 1 adjective 1 SHAPE having four straight equal sides and 90º angles at the corners: a square flower bed 2 ANGLE forming a 90º angle: a square corner | a square jaw | square shoulders 3 square metre/mile etc an area of measurement equal to a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
square — square1 [ skwer ] noun count *** 1. ) a shape with four straight sides of equal length and four corners called right angles: The garden has flower beds that form a perfect square. a ) a piece of something shaped like a square: Cut the fabric into … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
square — squarable, adj. squarelike, adj. squareness, n. squarer, n. /skwair/, n., v., squared, squaring, adj., squarer, squarest, adv. n. 1. a rectangle having all four sides of equal length … Universalium
off — off1 W1S1 [ɔf US o:f] adv, prep, adj 1.) away from a place ▪ He got into his car and drove off. ▪ Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. ▪ Once we were off the main freeway, the trip felt more like a vacation. ▪ Her husband was off… … Dictionary of contemporary English
square — [[t]skwe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ squares, squaring, squared 1) N COUNT A square is a shape with four sides that are all the same length and four corners that are all right angles. Serve the cake warm or at room temperature, cut in squares... There was a… … English dictionary
square — noun 1》 a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles. ↘something that is the shape of a square or a cube. ↘historical a body of infantry drawn up in rectangular form. 2》 an open, typically four sided, area… … English new terms dictionary
