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Meaning of square off | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To get ready for a confrontation (debate, argument, fight).
    Canada, US
  2. To increase the boxiness of (a design).

Examples

“Hey, man, don't square off on me with some bullshit.”
“When James Baldwin Squared Off Against William F. Buckley Jr. [title]”
“After the aeronautically inspired curvaceous designs of the 1930s and 1940s, many American automotive designs of the 1950s through 1970s were somewhat more squared off.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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