What is "square up"

vb. 1 to get ready for a fight 2 to get in the fighting position 3 to face (someone) in a contest. 4 to pay back money that is owed

1. v. make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file" [syn: square]

2. even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn: jog, even up]

3. settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" [syn: settle, square off, determine]