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

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square off

Source Word

square off

Verb

Canada US

Japanese Meaning

対決や論争、喧嘩などの対立に備える / （工業デザインにおいて）デザインを四角く、角張らせる

Before the meeting started, the two department heads began to square off over the budget cuts.

会議が始まる前に、二人の部門長は予算削減を巡って対決する準備を始めた。

Sense（1）

(Canada, US) To get ready for a confrontation (debate, argument, fight).

Hey, man, don't square off on me with some bullshit.

Sense（2）

(industrial design) To increase the boxiness of (a design).

squares off

（ present singular third-person ）

squaring off

（ participle present ）

squared off

（ participle past ）

squared off

（ past ）