square up
Settle the account
Square up means to settle accounts or prepare for confrontation.
You square up a debt by paying what's owed: Let me square up with you for dinner.
Before a fight, opponents square up by facing each other directly, fists raised.
The phrase also means to align or make even: Square up the edges before cutting.
In British slang, to square someone up is to bribe them.
Direct clash between opponents
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- challengeTest of ability
- stand-offTense unresolved confrontation
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
dispute · altercation · conflict · quarrel · scuffle · brawl · fight · confront
face-off
Direct clash between opponents
clash · dispute · altercation · conflict · quarrel · scuffle · brawl · fight · confront · step up
settle
Reach final terms
reconcile · even up · make good · discharge · liquidate · reimburse · compensate · tab · bill · debt
straighten
Make linear or orderly
true · plumb · flush · perpendicular · parallel · position · center · orient · calibrate · even out
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
- fighting wordsfight me, bring it, throw hands, step outside, lets go
- payingpay, payment plan, pay up, pay out, pay off
- settle meaningsagree, compromise, reconcile, negotiate, decide
- fighting stancesfighting stance, orthodox stance, southpaw stance, defensive stance, guard stance
- volleyball settingquick set, hand position