shape

US /ʃep/

UK /ʃeɪp/

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noun

  • The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • Appearance or form of a person or thing
  • Condition or state of someone or something
  • Someone or something that cannot be seen clearly

verb

  • To influence something to make it the way you want
  • To give a certain material a particular form

Examples

This revolutionary transport system could be the shape of things to come.

The road forms an L shape. The bruise was a sort of mushroom shape.