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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

square one's shoulders en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To position one's shoulders back and in a straight line, forming a sort of square's edge.
  2. (figuratively) To prepare to deal with a hard task, to ready oneself for difficulty.
    • Aelin squared her shoulders and slipped into the bejeweled crowd. 2015 September 1, Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
squares one's shoulders Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
squared one's shoulders Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
squared one's shoulders Tense=Past lexicographic
squaring one's shoulders Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic