Square Up vs Resolve - What's the Difference?

Resolve

Square Up

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the trait of being resolute
  • a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
Definition as Noun
Definition as Verb
  • make clearly visible
  • understand the meaning of
  • reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
  • bring to an end; settle conclusively
  • cause to go into a solution
  • reach a decision
  • find the solution
Definition as Verb
  • make square
  • even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
  • settle conclusively; come to terms

Examples

  • "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
  • "can this image be resolved?"
  • "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
  • "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
  • "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
  • "he resolved never to drink again"
  • "solve an equation"; "solve for x"
  • "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
  • "We finally settled the argument"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Verb