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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English shap, schape, from Old English ġesceap (“shape, form, created being, creature, creation, dispensation, fate, condition, sex, gender, genitalia”), from Proto-West Germanic *ga- + *skap, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). Cognate with Middle Dutch schap (“form”), Middle High German geschaf (“creature”), Icelandic skap (“state, condition, temper, mood”).
The verb is from Middle English shapen, schapen, from Old English scieppan (“to shape, form, make, create, assign, arrange, destine, order, adjudge”), from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną (“to create”), from the noun. Cognate with Dutch scheppen, German schaffen, Swedish skapa (“create, make”), Norwegian Bokmål skape (“create”). Doublet of -ship.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: shāp, IPA(key): /ʃeɪp/
- Rhymes: -eɪp
Noun[edit]
shape (countable and uncountable, plural shapes)
- The status or condition of something
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The used bookshop wouldn’t offer much due to the poor shape of the book.
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- Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
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The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.
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We exercise to keep in good physical shape.
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- The appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline; often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure.
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He cut a square shape out of the cake.
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What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?
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- Form; formation.
- 2006, Berdj Kenadjian, Martin Zakarian, From Darkness to Light:
- What if God’s plans and actions do mold the shape of human events?
- 2006, Berdj Kenadjian, Martin Zakarian, From Darkness to Light:
- (iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
- (iron manufacture) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
- (cooking, now rare) A mould for making blancmange, jelly, etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape.
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1918 March, Rebecca West [pseudonym; Cicily Isabel Fairfield], chapter IV, in The Return of the Soldier, 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 92:
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And if I ‘m late for supper there ‘s a dish of macaroni cheese you must put in the oven and a tin of tomatoes to eat with it. And there is a little rhubarb and shape.
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- 1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus 2014, p. 111:
- It was brawn and shape for high tea.
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- (gambling) A loaded die.
- 1961, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Gambling and Organized Crime: Hearings (page 76)
- A top cheater seldom ever uses shapes or loaded dice because they do not assure you of winning.
- 1961, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Gambling and Organized Crime: Hearings (page 76)
- (programming) In the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type.
Hyponyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:shape
Hyponyms[edit]
- contest shape
Derived terms[edit]
- beat into shape
- get into shape
- in any way, shape, or form
- in no shape to
- in no way, shape, or form
- in shape
- knock into shape
- lick into shape
- out of shape
- shape-shifter
- shape-shifting
- shapeless
- shapely
- shipshape
- take shape
- the shape of things to come
- whip into shape
Translations[edit]
status or condition
- Armenian: վիճակ (hy) (vičak)
- Bulgarian: състояние (bg) n (sǎstojanie), положение (bg) n (položenie)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 樣子/样子 (zh) (yàngzi)
- Czech: stav (cs) m, forma (cs) f
- Danish: form (da) c, tilstand (da) c
- Dutch: staat (nl), status (nl), toestand (nl)
- Finnish: kunto (fi)
- Georgian: მდგომარეობა (mdgomareoba), ფორმა (porma)
- German: Zustand (de) m, Form (de) f
- Hebrew: מצב (he) m (matsáv)
- Italian: condizione (it), stato (it)
- Japanese: 様子 (ja) (ようす, yōsu), ようす (yōsu)
- Javanese: kaanan (jv)
- Latin: forma (la), figura
- Polish: kształt (pl) m
- Portuguese: condição (pt) f, estado (pt) m
- Romanian: stare (ro) f, formă (ro)
- Russian: фо́рма (ru) f (fórma), состоя́ние (ru) n (sostojánije)
- Scottish Gaelic: cor m, staid f
- Spanish: forma (es) f, estado (es) m
- Swedish: form (sv) c, tillstånd (sv) n
- Telugu: స్థితి (te) (sthiti)
- Turkish: durum (tr), şekil (tr), vaziyet (tr)
- Welsh: cyflwr (cy) m
appearance or outline
- Albanian: formë (sq) f
- Arabic: شَكْل m (šakl), (plural) أَشْكَال m pl (ʔaškāl)
- Armenian: ձեւ (hy) (jew)
- Azerbaijani: şəkil (az), forma (az)
- Belarusian: фо́рма (be) f (fórma)
- Bengali: আকৃতি (akriti), আকার (bn) (akar)
- Bulgarian: фо́рма (bg) f (fórma), вид (bg) m (vid)
- Burmese: ပုံ (my) (pum)
- Catalan: forma (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 形狀/形状 (zh) (xíngzhuàng), 形式 (zh) (xíngshì)
- Czech: tvar (cs) m
- Danish: form (da) c
- Dutch: vorm (nl) m
- Estonian: kuju (et), vorm
- Faroese: skap n
- Finnish: muoto (fi), kuvio (fi)
- French: forme (fr) f
- Galician: forma (gl) f
- Georgian: ფორმა (porma), მოხაზულობა (moxazuloba), მოყვანილობა (moq̇vaniloba)
- German: Form (de) f, Gestalt (de) f
- Greek: μορφή (el) f (morfí)
- Ancient: μορφή f (morphḗ), σχῆμα n (skhêma)
- Guaraní: ysaja
- Hebrew: צוּרָה (he) f (tsurá)
- Hindi: आकार (hi) m (ākār)
- Hungarian: alak (hu), forma (hu)
- Icelandic: form (is)
- Indonesian: bentuk (id)
- Irish: cruth m
- Italian: forma (it) f, sagoma (it)
- Japanese: 形 (ja) (かたち, katachi), 型 (ja) (かた, kata), 形式 (ja) (けいしき, keishiki)
- Javanese: wangun, wujud, rupa (jv), dhapur, warna, warni
- Kazakh: нысан (nysan), форма (kk) (forma), пішім (pışım)
- Khmer: គ្រោង (km) (kroong)
- Korean: 모양(模樣) (ko) (moyang), 형식(形式) (ko) (hyeongsik), 형(形) (ko) (hyeong)
- Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: şikil (ku)
- Kven: haamu
- Kyrgyz: форма (ky) (forma)
- Lao: ຮູບຮ່າງ (hūp hāng)
- Latin: forma (la), figūra f
- Latvian: forma f
- Lithuanian: forma (lt) f
- Luhya: liumbo
- Macedonian: облик m (oblik)
- Malay: bentuk (ms)
- Maori: āhuahanga
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: хэлбэр (mn) (xelber)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: form (no) m or f
- Ottoman Turkish: شكل (şekl, şekil)
- Pashto: شکل (ps) m (šᶕkәl)
- Persian: شکل (fa) (šakl)
- Polish: kształt (pl) m, forma (pl)
- Portuguese: forma (pt) f
- Romanian: formă (ro) f
- Russian: фо́рма (ru) f (fórma)
- Sanskrit: रूप (sa) n (rūpa)
- Scottish Gaelic: cumadh m, cruth m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: о̏блӣк m
- Roman: ȍblīk (sh) m
- Slovak: tvar m
- Slovene: oblika (sl) f
- Spanish: forma (es) f
- Swahili: umbo (sw)
- Swedish: form (sv) c
- Tagalog: hugis (tl)
- Tajik: шакл (tg) (šakl)
- Telugu: ఆకారం (te) (ākāraṁ), ఆకృతి (te) (ākr̥ti)
- Thai: รูปร่าง (th) (rûup-râang), รูป (th) (rûup)
- Tocharian B: ersna
- Turkish: görünüş (tr), şekil (tr)
- Turkmen: şekil, forma, görnüş
- Ukrainian: фо́рма (uk) f (fórma), ви́гляд (uk) (výhljad), кшталт (uk) m (kštalt)
- Urdu: شکل (šakl)
- Uyghur: شەكىل (shekil)
- Uzbek: shakl (uz), forma (uz)
- Vietnamese: hình dáng (vi), hình thức (vi)
- Welsh: siâp (cy) m
- Yiddish: פֿאָרעם (forem)
iron manufacture: rolled or hammered piece having a cross section different from merchant bar
- Finnish: aihio (fi)
iron manufacture: piece which has been roughly forged nearly to its final form
- Finnish: aihio (fi)
cookery: mould — see mold
programming: group of defined data fields
Translations to be checked
- Catalan: (please verify) forma (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: (please verify) 形狀/形状 (zh) (xíngzhuàng) , (please verify) 外形 (zh) (wàixíng)
- Czech: (please verify) tvar (cs) m
- Danish: (please verify) form (da) c
- Dutch: (please verify) vorm (nl) , (please verify) fysiek (nl) (Flemish)
- Esperanto: (please verify) formo (eo)
- French: (please verify) forme (fr) f
- Galician: (please verify) forma (gl) f
- Georgian: (please verify) ფორმა (porma) , ფიგურა (pigura)
- German: (please verify) Form (de) f
- Ido: (please verify) formo (io)
- Indonesian: (please verify) bentuk (id)
- Italian: (please verify) forma (it) f , (please verify) figura (it) f
- Japanese: (please verify) 形 (ja) (かたち, katachi) , (please verify) 形状 (ja) (けいじょう, keijō) , (please verify) 形態 (ja) (けいたい, keitai)
- Latin: (please verify) figura , (please verify) forma (la)
- Portuguese: (please verify) forma (pt) f
- Romanian: (please verify) formă (ro) f
- Russian: (please verify) фо́рма (ru) f (fórma) , (please verify) фигу́ра (ru) f (figúra)
- Slovene: (please verify) oblika (sl) f
- Spanish: (please verify) forma (es) f
- Swedish: (please verify) form (sv) c
- Tagalog: (please verify) hugis (tl)
- Telugu: (please verify) ఆకారము (te) (ākāramu) , ఆకృతి (te) (ākr̥ti)
- Turkish: (please verify) şekil (tr)
- Ukrainian: (please verify) фігу́ра (fihúra)
See also[edit]
- Appendix:Forms and shapes
Verb[edit]
shape (third-person singular simple present shapes, present participle shaping, simple past shaped or (obsolete) shope, past participle shaped or (archaic) shapen)
- (Northern England, Scotland, rare) To create or make.
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Earth was shapen by God for God’s folk.
- 1685, Satan’s Invisible World Discoveredː
- Which the mighty God of heaven shope.
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- (transitive) To give something a shape and definition.
- 1932, The American Scholar, page 227, United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa
- The professor never pretended to the academic prerogative of forcing his students into his own channels of reasoning; he entered into and helped shape the discussion but above all he made his men learn to think for themselves and rely upon their own intellectual judgments.
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2013 August 3, “Revenge of the nerds”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
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Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.
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Shape the dough into a pretzel. For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl.
- 1932, The American Scholar, page 227, United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa
- To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
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1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, book II (Pleasure), page 437:
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Mature the Virgin was of Egypt‘s Race: / Grace ſhap’d her Limbs; and Beauty deck’d her Face: […]
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2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2-2 Arsenal”, in BBC:
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Bendtner’s goal-bound shot was well saved by goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi but fell to Arsahvin on the edge of the area and the Russian swivelled, shaped his body and angled a sumptuous volley into the corner.
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- (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
- To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
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1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene v]:
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The more of you ’twas felt, the more it shap’d / Unto my end of stealing them
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- (obsolete) To imagine; to conceive.
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c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
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Oft my jealousy / Shapes faults that are not.
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Conjugation[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
- (give shape): form, mold, (rare) shapen
Derived terms[edit]
- beshape
- foreshape
- forshape
- misshape
- overshape
- shape up
Translations[edit]
to give something a shape
- Bulgarian: оформям (oformjam)
- Catalan: formar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 使成形 (shǐ chéngxíng)
- Czech: utvářet, formovat, tvarovat
- Danish: forme (da)
- Esperanto: formi
- Finnish: muotoilla (fi), muovata (fi)
- French: donner une forme, former (fr)
- German: formen (de)
- Gothic: 𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (digan)
- Greek:
- Ancient: πλάσσω (plássō), μορφόω (morphóō)
- Hebrew: עיצב (itsév)
- Ido: formacar (io)
- Irish: cum
- Italian: modellare (it), dare forma, plasmare (it), sagomare (it), formare (it)
- Japanese: 形作る (ja) (katachizukuru)
- Kazakh: қалыптастыру (qalyptastyru)
- Latin: fingō, formō (la)
- Polish: kształtować (pl) impf, ukształtować (pl) pf
- Portuguese: modelar (pt)
- Romanian: modela (ro)
- Slovene: oblikovati
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: formowaś impf
- Spanish: modelar (es), formar (es)
- Swedish: forma (sv)
- Telugu: రూపుదిద్దు (rūpudiddu)
- Tocharian B: tsik-
- Turkish: biçimlendirmek (tr), şekillendirmek (tr)
- Ukrainian: формува́ти (formuváty), сформува́ти pf (sformuváty)
- Welsh: llunio (cy), siapio (cy)
References[edit]
- The Dictionary of the Scots Language
- “shape”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- shape at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams[edit]
- HEPAs, Heaps, ephas, heaps, phase
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a cubist painting with angular shapes — кубистическая живопись с угловатыми формами
he could barely make out their shapes — он едва мог различить их формы
Stumps had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures. — Жутко искорёженные пни очертаниями напоминали чудовищных тварей.
they run in all shapes — они бывают разной формы; они бывают всех видов; они бывают разные
high-alumina shapes — высокоглинозёмистые изделия
precast shapes — литые фасонные изделия
refractory shapes — огнеупорные изделия
cold-forming shapes — профильный материал, изогнутый в холодном состоянии; профильный материал
hot-bending shapes — профильный материал, изогнутый в горячем состоянии; профильный материал
shipbuilding shapes — судостроительный сортамент; судостроительные профили
structural shapes — профильные конструкционные материалы; профильные материалы; фасонная сталь
wide variety of shapes — широкое разнообразие профилей
basic shapes — основные формы
Примеры с переводом
Cats come in many shapes and sizes.
Кошки поставляются во многих формах и размерах. (об игрушках)
indistinguishable shapes in the fog
неразличимые в тумане очертания
Can you group these shapes together?
Вы можете сгруппировать эти фигуры вместе?
These phones come in all shapes and sizes.
Эти телефоны поступают всех форм и размеров.
The pieces came in many different sizes and shapes.
Фигурки были самых разных размеров и форм.
She twisted balloons into the shapes of different animals.
Она скручивала воздушные шарики в форме различных животных.
The patchwork was pieced into unusual long hexagon shapes.
Лоскутное изделие делилось на необычно длинные шестигранники.
The children cut out shapes (=squares, triangles etc) from the piece of cardboard.
Дети вырезали фигуры (т.е. квадраты, треугольники и т.д.) из куска картона.
In Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey’s hooves for feet.
В арабском фольклоре гулы могли принимать любую форму, но имели одну неизменную особенность: ослиные копыта вместо ног.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
The toy can be twisted into different shapes.
The default toolbox contains tools for drawing lots of different shapes.
Picasso’s liberated shapes and excitingly applied and inventively combined colours
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Фразовые глаголы
shape up — приспосабливаться, подчиняться, модель
Возможные однокоренные слова
shape — форма, вид, фигура, облик, формировать, фасонный, профильный
shapeless — бесформенный
shapely — стройный, хорошо сложенный, приятной формы
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формировать; форма
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1. forms (noun) casts; configurations; conformations; figures; formats; forms; patterns
2. orders (noun) cases; conditions; estates; orders; repairs; trims
3. makes (verb) assembles; builds; constructs; erects; fabricates; fashions; forges; forms; frames; makes; manufactures; molds; produces; put together; puts together
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Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык.
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shape
(shāp)
n.
1.
a. The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour: a lake in the shape of an hourglass. See Synonyms at form.
b. Spatial form, contour, or appearance: The sandy coastline is always changing shape.
2.
a. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal: saw two shapes walking toward her in the night.
b. The contour of a person’s body; the figure: a swimmer with a slender shape.
3.
a. A definite or distinctive form: Our discussion acquired the shape of an argument.
b. Form, condition, or embodiment: How is your research project taking shape?
c. A desirable form: a fabric that holds its shape.
4.
a. Assumed or false appearance; guise: a god in the shape of a swan.
b. A ghostly form; a phantom: Shapes appeared in his bedroom at night.
5. Something, such as a mold or pattern, used to give or determine form.
6.
a. The condition of something with regard to effectiveness, use, or appearance: What kind of shape is your car in?
b. Bodily condition, as in regard to muscle tone or endurance: She’s in great shape after working out for six months.
tr.v. shaped, shap·ing, shapes
1. To create or fashion, as:
a. To give a particular form to (a material): shape the dough into baguettes.
b. To create or configure, as from a material: a sculpture that was shaped out of ice.
2. To cause to conform to a particular form: a pool that is shaped like an hourglass; a bone that is shaped to bear weight.
3.
a. To plan or devise: shape a new educational program.
b. To embody in a definite form: shaped a folk tale into an opera.
4.
a. To influence in a formative way: experiences that shaped his identity.
b. To direct the course of: «He shaped history as well as being shaped by it» (Robert J. Samuelson).
Phrasal Verbs:
shape into
To develop into a particular form or condition: This is shaping into one of the biggest scandals of the century.
shape up
1. To turn out; develop: This ski season is shaping up to be the best in years.
2. To improve one’s performance or behavior so as to meet a standard: Either shape up or ship out.
[Middle English, from Old English gesceap, a creation.]
shap′a·ble, shape′a·ble adj.
shaped adj.
shap′er n.
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shape
(ʃeɪp)
n
1. the outward form of an object defined by outline
2. the figure or outline of the body of a person
3. a phantom
4. organized or definite form: my plans are taking shape.
5. the form that anything assumes; guise
6. something used to provide or define form; pattern; mould
7. condition or state of efficiency: to be in good shape.
8. out of shape
a. in bad physical condition
b. bent, twisted, or deformed
9. take shape to assume a definite form
vb
10. (when: intr, often foll by into or up) to receive or cause to receive shape or form
11. (tr) to mould into a particular pattern or form; modify
12. (tr) to plan, devise, or prepare: to shape a plan of action.
13. an obsolete word for appoint
[Old English gesceap, literally: that which is created, from scieppan to create; related to sceap sexual organs, Old Norse skap destiny, Old High German scaf form]
ˈshapable, ˈshapeable adj
ˈshaper n
SHAPE
(ʃeɪp)
n acronym for
(Military) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
shape
(ʃeɪp)
n., v. shaped, shap•ing. n.
1. the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
2. something seen in outline, as in silhouette: A vague shape appeared through the mist.
3. an imaginary form; phantom.
4. an assumed appearance; guise.
5. organized form or orderly arrangement: He could give no shape to his ideas.
6. condition or state of repair: The old house was in bad shape.
7. the collective conditions forming a way of life or mode of existence: What will the shape of the future be?
8. the figure, physique, or body of a person, esp. of a woman.
9. something used to give form, as a mold or a pattern.
10. a flanged metal beam or bar of uniform section, as a channel or I-beam.
v.t.
11. to give definite form, organization, or character to.
12. to couch or express in words.
13. to adjust; adapt.
14. to direct (one’s course, future, etc.).
15. to teach (a behavior) by rewarding actions as they approximate the desired result.
v.i.
16. to come to a desired conclusion or take place in a specified way.
17. shape up,
a. to evolve or develop, esp. favorably.
b. to improve one’s behavior, performance, or physical condition.
Idioms:
take shape, to assume a fixed or more complete form; become defined.
[before 900; (n.) Middle English; Old English gesceapu (pl.), c. Old Norse skap state, mood; (v.) Middle English, generalized from Old English sceapen, past participle of sceppan, scyppan, c. Old High German scaphen, Old Norse skepja, Gothic gaskapjan to create, make]
SHAPE
(ʃeɪp)
n.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
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Shape
- (Breasts) flat as paper —William Trevor
- As two-dimensional as a household weather vane —Saul Bellow
- Flat and pale as an empty sheet of nonerasable bond —Lyn Lifshin
See Also: PALLOR
- (The back of his head) flat as a book —T. Coraghessan Boyle
- (Suit lapels as) flat as a cardboard —Derek Lambert
- Flat as a carpet —Anon
To be more specific, there’s “Flat as Oriental rugs.”
- Flat as a fashion model’s breasts —Anon
- Flat as a flounder —Anon
In his novel, Death of the Fox, George Garrett found a new application for this commonly used simile: “I am panting and my body twitches and heaves. Like a man with a woman, flat as a flounder, beneath him.”
- [A cleft in a rock] flat as a fresco —John Farris
- Flat as an empty wallet —Anon
- Flat as a pancake —American colloquialism, attributed to New England
The comparison which has been with us since the fifteenth century applies most often to very flat persons and objects.
- (A blue sea as) flat as a table top —Jean Stafford
- Flat as a tracer bullet —Frank Conroy
- Flat as a waiter’s feet —Arthur Baer
- Flat as melted iron —Joyce Cary
- Flat as paper dolls —Elyse Sommer
- Flat as the palm of one’s hand —American colloquialism, attributed to New England
A shorter version, “Flat as my hand,” was used by Robert Louis Stevenson in Will O’ the Will.
- (I lie on my single bed,) flat, like a piece of toast —Margaret Atwood
- (Her talk is) formless as a dream —Henry Miller
- [A field of July corn] level as a mat —H. E. Bates
- Long and slender like a cat’s elbow —H. G. Bohn’s Handbook of Proverbs
- Pressed myself flat as a tick against the wood of the wall —Davis Grubb
- (Pebbles … ) round and white as pearls —John Cheever
- Round as a ball —Alexander Hamilton
- Round as a melon —Anon
- Round as a pillow —William Wordsworth
- (The Jewish women were as … ) round as the earth —Thomas Wolfe
- Round as the world —Dame Edith Sitwell
- (Eyes as) shapeless as a kneecap —Charles Johnson
- Shapeless as fear —Beryl Markham
- (The neighbors lounged on each other’s steps, big and) shapeless as worn cushions —Helen Hudson
- Shapeless like a slug —Heinrich Böll
- (Born) a shapeless lump, like anarchy —William Drummond
- They [passing lovers] are flat as shadows —Sylvia Plath
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
shape
Past participle: shaped
Gerund: shaping
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I shape |
you shape |
he/she/it shapes |
we shape |
you shape |
they shape |
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I shaped |
you shaped |
he/she/it shaped |
we shaped |
you shaped |
they shaped |
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I am shaping |
you are shaping |
he/she/it is shaping |
we are shaping |
you are shaping |
they are shaping |
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I have shaped |
you have shaped |
he/she/it has shaped |
we have shaped |
you have shaped |
they have shaped |
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I was shaping |
you were shaping |
he/she/it was shaping |
we were shaping |
you were shaping |
they were shaping |
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I had shaped |
you had shaped |
he/she/it had shaped |
we had shaped |
you had shaped |
they had shaped |
Future |
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I will shape |
you will shape |
he/she/it will shape |
we will shape |
you will shape |
they will shape |
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I will have shaped |
you will have shaped |
he/she/it will have shaped |
we will have shaped |
you will have shaped |
they will have shaped |
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I will be shaping |
you will be shaping |
he/she/it will be shaping |
we will be shaping |
you will be shaping |
they will be shaping |
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I have been shaping |
you have been shaping |
he/she/it has been shaping |
we have been shaping |
you have been shaping |
they have been shaping |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been shaping |
you will have been shaping |
he/she/it will have been shaping |
we will have been shaping |
you will have been shaping |
they will have been shaping |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been shaping |
you had been shaping |
he/she/it had been shaping |
we had been shaping |
you had been shaping |
they had been shaping |
Conditional |
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I would shape |
you would shape |
he/she/it would shape |
we would shape |
you would shape |
they would shape |
Past Conditional |
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I would have shaped |
you would have shaped |
he/she/it would have shaped |
we would have shaped |
you would have shaped |
they would have shaped |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun | 1. | shape — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); «he could barely make out their shapes»
configuration, conformation, contour, form keenness, sharpness — thinness of edge or fineness of point bluntness, dullness — without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; «the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible» spatial property, spatiality — any property relating to or occupying space topography — the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features lobularity — the property of having lobules concaveness, concavity — the property possessed by a concave shape convexity, convexness — the property possessed by a convex shape angularity — the property possessed by a shape that has angles narrowing — an instance of becoming narrow curvature, curve — the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface roundness — the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular straightness — freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles crookedness — having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles stratification — a layered configuration |
2. | shape — the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; «geometry is the mathematical science of shape»
form attribute — an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity solid — a three-dimensional shape plane, sheet — (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; «we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane»; «any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane» natural shape — a shape created by natural forces; not man-made flare, flair — a shape that spreads outward; «the skirt had a wide flare» figure — a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape line — a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point angular shape, angularity — a shape having one or more sharp angles round shape — a shape that is curved and without sharp angles distorted shape, distortion — a shape resulting from distortion amorphous shape — an ill-defined or arbitrary shape connexion, link, connection — a connecting shape circle — something approximating the shape of a circle; «the chairs were arranged in a circle» square — something approximating the shape of a square triangle — something approximating the shape of a triangle; «the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle» pillar, tower, column — anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; «the test tube held a column of white powder»; «a tower of dust rose above the horizon»; «a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite» plume — anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness; «a plume of smoke»; «grass with large plumes» |
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3. | shape — alternative names for the body of a human being; «Leonardo studied the human body»; «he has a strong physique»; «the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak»
chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, soma, form individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul — a human being; «there was too much for one person to do» human, human being, man — any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage body, organic structure, physical structure — the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); «he felt as if his whole body were on fire» person — a human body (usually including the clothing); «a weapon was hidden on his person» juvenile body — the body of a young person adult body — the body of an adult human being male body — the body of a male human being female body — the body of a female human being |
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4. | shape — a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; «a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life»
embodiment concrete representation, concretism — a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms |
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5. | shape — the visual appearance of something or someone; «the delicate cast of his features»
cast, form appearance, visual aspect — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
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6. | shape — the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition’ or `in shape’ or `out of condition’ or `out of shape’)
condition good health, healthiness — the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease physical fitness, fitness — good physical condition; being in shape or in condition |
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7. | SHAPE — the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization — an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security high command, supreme headquarters — the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military) |
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8. | shape — a perceptual structure; «the composition presents problems for students of musical form»; «a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them»
pattern, form structure — the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; «his lectures have no structure» percept, perception, perceptual experience — the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept fractal — (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry gestalt — a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts grid — a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines kaleidoscope — a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes mosaic — a pattern resembling a mosaic strand — a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; «he tried to pick up the strands of his former life»; «I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously» |
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Verb | 1. | shape — shape or influence; give direction to; «experience often determines ability»; «mold public opinion»
determine, influence, regulate, mold dispose, incline — make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; «Their language inclines us to believe them» disincline, indispose — make unwilling miscreate — shape or form or make badly; «Our miscreated fantasies» carry weight — have influence to a specified degree; «Her opinion carries a lot of weight» decide — influence or determine; «The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election» reshape — shape anew or differently; «The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country» time — set the speed, duration, or execution of; «we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely» index — adjust through indexation; «The government indexes wages and prices» pace — regulate or set the pace of; «Pace your efforts» predetermine — determine beforehand cause, do, make — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; «cause a commotion»; «make a stir»; «cause an accident» |
2. | shape — make something, usually for a specific function; «She molded the rice balls carefully»; «Form cylinders from the dough»; «shape a figure»; «Work the metal into a sword»
mould, mold, form, forge, work carve — form by carving; «Carve a flower from the ice» swage, upset — form metals with a swage chip — form by chipping; «They chipped their names in the stone» layer — make or form a layer; «layer the different colored sands» cut out — form and create by cutting out; «Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper» machine — turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery grind — shape or form by grinding; «grind lenses for glasses and cameras» stamp — form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; «stamp needles» puddle — subject to puddling or form by puddling; «puddle iron» beat — shape by beating; «beat swords into ploughshares» create from raw material, create from raw stuff — make from scratch preform — form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand preform — form into a shape resembling the final, desired one mound — form into a rounded elevation; «mound earth» hill — form into a hill roughcast — shape roughly remold, reshape — shape again or shape differently sinter — cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting mould, mold, cast — form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; «cast a bronze sculpture» throw — make on a potter’s wheel; «she threw a beautiful teapot» handbuild, hand-build, coil — make without a potter’s wheel; «This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels» work on, work, process — shape, form, or improve a material; «work stone into tools»; «process iron»; «work the metal» sculpt, sculpture — create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; «sculpt a swan out of a block of ice» mold, mould, model — form in clay, wax, etc; «model a head with clay» |
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3. | shape — give shape or form to; «shape the dough»; «form the young child’s character»
form alter, change, modify — cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; «The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city»; «The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue» individuate — give individual shape or form to; «Language that individuates his memories» tie — form a knot or bow in; «tie a necktie» terrace — make into terraces as for cultivation; «The Incas terraced their mountainous land» fork — shape like a fork; «She forked her fingers» tabulate — shape or cut with a flat surface dimension — shape or form to required dimensions roll — shape by rolling; «roll a cigarette» draw — flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; «draw steel» strike — cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; «strike an arc» crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize — cause to take on a definite and clear shape; «He tried to crystallize his thoughts» twist — form into twists; «Twist the strips of dough» sliver — form into slivers; «sliver wood» ridge — form into a ridge plume — form a plume; «The chimneys were pluming the sky»; «The engine was pluming black smoke» round off, round, round out — make round; «round the edges» scollop, scallop — shape or cut in scallops; «scallop the hem of the dress» square, square up — make square; «Square the circle»; «square the wood with a file» dish — make concave; shape like a dish fit — make fit; «fit a dress»; «He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out» flatten — make flat or flatter; «flatten a road»; «flatten your stomach with these exercises» deform, distort, strain — alter the shape of (something) by stress; «His body was deformed by leprosy» blow — shape by blowing; «Blow a glass vase» block — shape into a block or blocks; «block the graphs so one can see the results clearly» block — shape by using a block; «Block a hat»; «block a garment» cup — form into the shape of a cup; «She cupped her hands» encircle, circle — form a circle around; «encircle the errors» turn — shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; «turn the legs of the table»; «turn the clay on the wheel» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
shape
noun
2. form, profile, outline, lines, build, cut, figure, structure, appearance, silhouette, configuration, contours the shapes of the trees against the sky
3. pattern, model, frame, mould Carefully cut round the shape of the design you wish to use.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
shape
noun
1. The external outline of a thing:
2. A state of sound readiness:
verb
1. To give form to by or as if by pressing and kneading:
2. To create by forming, combining, or altering materials:
assemble, build, construct, fabricate, fashion, forge, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, put together.
3. To create by combining parts or elements:
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Translations
شَكْلشَكْل غَيْر واضِح المَعالِميُؤَثِّر على، يُكَوِّنيَتَطَوَّريُشَكِّل، يُكَوِّن
tvarformaobrysstavtvarovat
formformeindvirke påskikkelseudvikle
formi
muotomuotoillamuovatakunto
oblik
alakerõnlétforma
ástand, ásigkomulaglögun, formmótaòróast, æxlastsvipur, form
ようす形様子
모양
beformisbūsenaformaformos stygiusformuotis
apriseapveidsattīstītiesformaiegūt formu
tvartvarovať
oblikaoblikovatistanjekondicija
formtillstånd
รูปร่าง
hình thù
shape
[ʃeɪp]
A. N
1. (= outline) → forma f, figura f; (= figure) [of person] → silueta f, figura f
what shape is it? → ¿de qué forma es?
all shapes and sizes → todas las formas
universities come in all shapes and sizes (fig) → hay universidades de todo tipo
it is rectangular in shape → es de forma rectangular
in the shape of (fig) → en forma de …
to bend or twist sth into shape → dar forma a algo doblándolo
to hammer sth into shape → dar forma a algo a martillazos
to lose its shape [sweater etc] → perder la forma
to bend or twist sth out of shape → deformar algo doblándolo
to take shape → cobrar forma
to take the shape of sth → cobrar or tomar la forma de algo
5. (= condition) → forma f (física), estado m físico
to be in bad shape [person] → estar en mala forma (física); [object] → estar en mal estado
to be in good shape [person] → estar en buena forma (física); [object] → estar en buen estado
to be in shape [person] → estar en buena forma
to get o.s. into shape → ponerse en forma
to keep in shape → mantenerse en forma
to knock or lick sth/sb into shape (fig) → poner algo/a algn a punto
to be out of shape [person] → estar en mala forma
to whip sth/sb into shape = to knock or lick sth/sb into shape
shape up VI + ADV
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shape
[ˈʃeɪp]
n
(= form) [object, person, area, room] → forme f
What shape is the room? → De quelle forme est la pièce?
a square shape → un carré
in the shape of a heart → en forme de cœur
conical in shape → conique
out of shape (= misshapen) → déformé(e)
they come in all shapes and sizes → il y en a de toutes sortes
(= character, structure) → forme f
We can change the shape of people’s lives
BUT Nous pouvons changer la façon dont les gens vivent.
to take shape [plan, idea] → prendre forme, prendre tournure
it’s the shape of things to come → voici à quoi ressemblera l’avenir
in any shape or form → sous quelque forme que ce soit
I can’t bear gardening in any shape or form → Je déteste le jardinage sous quelque forme que ce soit.
vt
(= give form to) [+ stone, wood] → façonner; [+ clay, dough] → modeler, donner forme à
to shape up to be sth (= look likely to be) → s’annoncer comme qch
what is shaping up to be an awful winter → ce qui s’annonce comme un hiver abominable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shape
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shape
(ʃeip) noun
1. the external form or outline of anything. People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.
2. an indistinct form. I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.
3. condition or state. You’re in better physical shape than I am.
verb
1. to make into a certain shape, to form or model. She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.
2. to influence the nature of strongly. This event shaped his whole life.
3. (sometimes with up) to develop. The team is shaping (up) well.
shaped adjective
having a certain shape. A rugby ball is egg-shaped.
ˈshapeless adjective
lacking shape. She wears a shapeless, baggy coat.
ˈshapelessness nounˈshapely adjective
well-formed and having an attractive shape. She has long, shapely legs.
ˈshapeliness nounin any shape (or form)
at all. I don’t accept bribes in any shape or form.
out of shape
not in the proper shape. I sat on my hat and it’s rather out of shape.
take shape
to develop into a definite form. My garden is gradually taking shape.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
shape
→ شَكْل tvar form Form σχήμα forma muoto forme oblik forma 形 모양 vorm fasong kształt forma, formato форма form รูปร่าง şekil hình thù 形状
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shape
n. forma, aspecto; condición
[health] in bad ___ → enfermo-a; destruido-a;
out of ___ → deformado-a, imperfecto [physically] desajuste físico;
v. formar, moldear.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
shape
n forma; (condition) condición f, estado; in — en forma; to keep in — mantenerse en forma
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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0 ShapesThe quality of surface form or outline of the Cell Nucleus.
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