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Meanings of squaring up in inglês

espanhol
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 up in inglês
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Soon, the Sampdoria forward was squaring up to two opponents in midfield.
The Guardian
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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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Now Rickie Lee Jones is squaring up to a far more public enemy.
The Irish Times
4
Robbie took an unsteady step forward, squaring up to his father.
Mistress of the game
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It's a grand place for squaring up is the Black Hill.
Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798
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House prices on Dartmouth Square are squaring up to demand.
The Irish Times
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In Kiribati, two former allies are squaring up against each other for the presidency.
Radio NZ
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To the length, however, enough has been added to allow squaring up the ends.
Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 2
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Two titans of Tipperary and national business life are squaring up for a showdown.
The Irish Times
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At times, it can feel like a street fighter squaring up to a boxer.
The Guardian
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If squaring up is necessary, how should it be done?
Capitals / A Primer of Information about Capitalization with som...
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The mood was very tense and everyone was squaring up ready to go to war.
Class of 88
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Rather than sulk, she was squaring up to him.
Atonement
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There is George, squaring up to the king and bellowing his script like a mummer.
The White Queen
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India and Pakistan have been squaring up to each other along the disputed frontier in Kashmir.
The Irish Times
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He knows he hasn't played fair, fellows, and he's out there now, squaring up with himself.
Buffalo Roost / A Story of a Young Men's Christian Association B...
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Translations for squaring up
espanhol
cuadriculado
Squaring up through the time
Squaring up across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common