square up
phrasal verb
squared up; squaring up; squares up
: to turn so that one is facing something or someone directly
She squared up (with/to the basket) for a three-point shot.
They squared up for a fight.
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David Mundell squares up during the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event at the Orange County Convention Center on November 3, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
The two players removed their helmets and appeared to square up for a fight, but the situation deescalated when teammates eventually separated the two, The Associated Press reported.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Granted, Sasaki’s lack of command has factored into such struggles, leaving him all too often in unfavorable hitter’s counts where opponents are better primed to square up mistakes.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
One of the only balls the Braves squared up against Yamamoto wound up in his glove, a 106.4 mph line drive off of Sean Murphy’s bat.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
The two players removed their helmets and appeared to square up for a fight, but the situation deescalated when teammates eventually separated the two, The Associated Press reported.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Granted, Sasaki’s lack of command has factored into such struggles, leaving him all too often in unfavorable hitter’s counts where opponents are better primed to square up mistakes.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
One of the only balls the Braves squared up against Yamamoto wound up in his glove, a 106.4 mph line drive off of Sean Murphy’s bat.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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“Square up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20up. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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