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Definition of Square off
1. Verb. Settle conclusively; come to terms. "We finally settled the argument"
Specialized synonyms: Clear, Solve, Concert, Clinch, Compromise
Generic synonyms: Conclude, Resolve
Derivative terms: Determination, Determination, Determiner, Settlement
Definition of Square off
1. Verb. to get ready for a fight ¹
2. Verb. to get in the fighting position ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Square Off
Literary usage of Square off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New Malagasy-English Dictionary by James Richardson (1885)
"To cut off the end ; to plane a board ; to square off the end of a piece of wood.
(Prov. ... square off ..."
2. The New American Botanist and Florist: Including Lessons in the Structure by Alphonso Wood (1889)
"THE PR-SMORSE ROOT, or ROOT-STOCK, is short, erect, ending abruptly below, as if
bitten square off ..."
3. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1885)
"Then make GK f for depth of head and sling, and square off to L, to give the top
of the cranked part. Draw HJ at right angles to G H. Next measure from К -^ ..."
4. Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1906)
"J drew the reins to turn square off, and my horses went down that bank, and hardly
stumbled, and did not go off their feet at all, went to the -wall some ..."
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