square off vs solve

square off and solve both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
square off	No	No	Yes	No
solve	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, solve is a hyponym of square off; that is, solve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than square off:

Other hyponyms of square off include clear, concert, clinch, compromise.

square off (verb)	solve (verb)
settle conclusively; come to terms	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
	find the solution
	settle, as of a debt