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

Despite a vast arsenal of off-speed pitches, Boston’s hitters were able to square up on Bellozo’s off-speed pitches in the strike zone and deliver damage. —Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024

Second on the list is this past Sunday’s tilt between the Fever and Phoenix Mercury in which Clark squared up against WNBA legend Diana Taurasi. —Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 July 2024

The nation watched as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump squared up Thursday evening in the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election. —Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 28 June 2024

Watch the Yard Goats square up against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies with some stadium chow and beautiful weather. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2024