shape

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Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

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[change]

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.