shape

Pronunciation

• enPR: shāp, IPA ^(key): /ʃeɪp/
• SAMPA: /SeIp/

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Noun

Singular shape

Plural shapes

Shape is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. The shape of a thing is its external form.

   The cake was made into the shape of a car.

Verb

Plain form shape

Third-person singular shapes

Past tense shaped

Past participle shaped

Present participle shaping

1. (transitive) When you shape something, you change its shape.

   I will shape the material to look any way you want it.