"square away" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-square away.ogg [Australia] Forms: squares away [present, singular, third-person], squaring away [participle, present], squared away [participle, past], squared away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} square away (third-person singular simple present squares away, present participle squaring away, simple past and past participle squared away)
  1. (idiomatic, US, Canada) To finish, complete, tidy or put in order. Tags: Canada, US, idiomatic Translations (to finish, complete): hoitaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-square_away-en-verb-2DkaG6A4 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 75 25 Disambiguation of 'to finish, complete': 99 1
  2. (nautical) To square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (to set sail before the wind): идти́ фордеви́ндом (idtí fordevíndom) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-square_away-en-verb-qgfXRWML Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'to set sail before the wind': 19 81

Inflected forms

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