Shape
Definition of Shape
Pronunciation: shāp | v. t. | 1. | To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to. | | 2. | To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel. | | 3. | To imagine; to conceive; to call forth (ideas). | | 4. | To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange.| Shaping machine | | (Mach.) Same as Shaper. |
| | v. i. | 1. | To suit; to be adjusted or conformable. | | n. | 1. | Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape. | | 2. | That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a being. | | 3. | A model; a pattern; a mold. | | 4. | Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality. | | 5. | Dress for disguise; guise. | | 6. | (Iron Manuf.) A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar. |
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