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even up

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even something up

to make something even, square, level, equal, balanced, etc. I'll even the table up. See if you can even up the legs of this table. It wobbles.

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even up

v.

1. To make something balanced or equal: The bookie evened the odds up. The carpenter evened up the legs of the chair so that it would stop wobbling.

2. To become balanced or equal: The home team was ahead for the first half of the game, but the score evened up after the second half started.

See also: even, up