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Meaning of shape
noun
- The status or condition of something Example: The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book.
- Condition of personal health, especially muscular health. Example: The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.
- The appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline; often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure. Example: He cut a square shape out of the cake.
- Form; formation.
- (iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
verb
- To create or make. Example: Earth was shapen by God for God's folk.
- To give something a shape and definition. Example: Shape the dough into a pretzel. For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl.
- To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
- (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
- To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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