Square Up vs Descend - What's the Difference?

Descend

Square Up

Definitions

Definition as Verb
  • do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
  • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  • come as if by falling
Definition as Verb
  • make square
  • even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
  • settle conclusively; come to terms

Examples

  • "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
  • "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
  • "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
  • "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
  • "We finally settled the argument"

Parts of Speech

Verb
Verb