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

Bochy credited Seager and Semien for their recent success at the plate, saying the pair were starting to square up the ball more frequently and successfully. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2025

Clarkson pushed Holland, and the two squared up but were separated before either could throw punches. —Ryan Morik, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024

The Wolves had a chance to square up the 2025 West Finals with Oklahoma City but were outexecuted at the end of Game 4 and lost by two points. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025

These teams are squaring up and covering every inch of hardwood, a seesawing retort to the critics lazily decrying modern defense. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 May 2025

Rhymes for square up

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