square off

verb

squared off; squaring off; squares off

intransitive verb

: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight

also : fight

Examples of square off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two of the best teams in Major League Rugby will square off Saturday night at Torero Stadium. —Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025

Two of the top three teams in the Eastern Conference square off in a late-season tilt that could be a preview of the NBA Playoffs as the New York Knicks (48-27) travel to Ohio to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (60-15). —Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025

Two teams that are fighting for play-in position in their respective conferences will square off when the Kings open a six-game road trip against the Orlando Magic on Saturday at Kia Center. —Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2025

Rollins nailed Reigns with two stomps. Rollins and Punk squared off in a cage match earlier this month and won when Reigns pulled him out of the cage. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for square off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff