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.

Examples of square up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vaughn Hardenberg Westwood Practice squaring up Thank you for the article on the Angels interim manager Ron Montgomery. —Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025

Derik Queen, holding a basketball firmly between his fingertips, squared up the Hall of Famer in front of him, a legend from West Baltimore and unofficial king of New York who is considered one of the 75 best basketball players to graze this earth. —Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025

Randle came back in and took over the contest, tallying six assists over the final six-plus minutes of the quarter to help Minnesota gain a 20-point advantage by frame’s end in a a runaway victory to square up the series. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025

Blank added that before the slap, Matthews could be seen on video squaring up with another individual. —Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025

Rhymes for square up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup