Square Up vs Get Back - What's the Difference?

Get Back

Square Up

Definitions

Definition as Verb
  • recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
  • take revenge or even out a score
  • get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
Definition as Verb
  • make square
  • even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
  • settle conclusively; come to terms

Examples

  • "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers"
  • "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"
  • "I finally settled with my old enemy"
  • "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
  • "We finally settled the argument"

Parts of Speech

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