Shape
/ʃeɪp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Shape
noun
- The status or condition of something
"The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book."
- Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
"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.
"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.
"Earth was shapen by God for God's folk."
- To give something a shape and definition.
"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.
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