square away en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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To square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.
Accordingly, when the wheel was relieved at eight o'clock, the order was given to keep her due north, and all hands were turned up to square away the yards and make sail.
1969, Richard Henry Dana, Two Years Before the Mast: Twenty-four Years After:
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(idiomatic) To finish, complete, tidy or put in order.
I have almost squared away the last of the paperwork from that job.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| squared away | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| squared away | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| squaring away | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| squares away | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
pl dokańczać (to finish, complete) · ru идти́ фордеви́ндом (to set sail before the wind) · fi hoitaa (to finish, complete) · pl wyprostować reje statku (to set sail before the wind) · pl wyprostowywać reje statku (to set sail before the wind) · pl dokończyć (to finish, complete) · pl prostować reje statku (to set sail before the wind)