shaped

B2
US /ʃeɪpt/
adj verb Freq #8075

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

    a shaped handgrip

  2. 2
    adj

    having the shape of

    a square shaped playing field

  3. 3
    adj

    Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.

    The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance.

  4. 4
    adj

    Designed for a particular person or thing.

    a God-shaped hole in one's heart

  5. 5
    adj

    Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure).

  6. 6
    adj

    Having a particularly pleasant or recognizable shape.

  7. 7
    verb

    simple past and past participle of shape

Etymology

From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · shaped to fit by or as if... molded
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Word family
Derived forms almond-shapedapple-shapedautoshapedball-shapedbanana-shapedbell-shapedbowl-shapedbox-shapedbrick-shapedbrickshapedcone-shapedcrescent-shaped

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