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Meanings of squaring in English

Spanish
cuadriculado

System of transferring a drawing or repeating the composition of an existing painting that also allows for its enlargement or reduction.

cuadriculado
Usage of squaring in English
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Soon, the Sampdoria forward was squaring up to two opponents in midfield.
The Guardian
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That squaring is normally done at the end of each trading day.
Reuters
3
Clock-pinion; which may be used for either nicking, piecing, or squaring-off purposes.
Practical Mechanics for Boys
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I dashed out and saw Meowhaus squaring off with my bedroom doorway.
Year Zero
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He made a neat stack of the documents, squaring off the edges.
Fatherland
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Meynell thought, looking at the house, and squaring his broad shoulders unconsciously.
The Case of Richard Meynell
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Now she was squaring and thickening and looking horrid, like Mr. Hancock.
Life and Death of Harriett Frean
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The old man started and stood upright, squaring his thin shoulders belligerently.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle; Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run
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But the dollar rose on Thursday amid month-end book squaring by investors.
Reuters
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Peter was poor but punctilious, squaring his expenses according to his means.
Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography
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Like an honest man and a loyal-masculinelyloyal-loverhe was squaring accounts.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
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I can whip him, said Ferdy, squaring himself, and adding an epithet.
Gordon Keith
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Howe gripped the podium, squaring his shoulders to the center television camera.
The abduction
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I hadn't time to do much squaring-I'lltell you about that later.
The Pit Prop Syndicate
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Traders said market players were likely squaring off their books ahead of time.
Reuters
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IRAN:The international community is squaring up for a showdown over Tehran's nuclear programme.
The Irish Times
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Translations for squaring
Squaring through the time
Squaring across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common