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shape |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shape 3 senses of shape Sense 1 determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate => carry weight => decide => reshape => time => index => pace => predetermine Sense 2 shape, form work mold, mould, forge => carve => swage, upset => chip => machine => stamp => puddle => beat => mound => hill => roughcast => reshape, remold => sinter => cast, mold, mould => throw => handbuild, coil => sculpt, sculpture => model, mold, mould Sense 3 shape, form => individuate => tie => terrace => fork => dimension => roll => draw => strike => crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize => twist => culminate => granulate, grain => sliver => ridge => plume => round, round out round off => scallop, scollop => square, square up => dish => fit => flatten => deform, distort, strain => blow => block => block => cup => encircle, circle Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shape 3 senses of shape Sense 1 determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate => carry weight => decide => reshape => time => index => pace => predetermine => predestine, foreordain, preordain => jinx => predestine, predestinate, foreordain Sense 2 shape, form work mold, mould, forge => carve => hew, hew out => rough-hew, roughcast => sculpt, sculpture, grave => fret => honeycomb => swage, upset => chip => machine => stamp => puddle => beat => forge, hammer => foliate => dropforge => mound => mound over => hill => roughcast => reshape, remold => sinter => cast, mold, mould => press, press out => recast, remold, remould => sand cast => throw => handbuild, coil => sculpt, sculpture => model, mold, mould Sense 3 shape, form => individuate => tie => terrace => fork => dimension => roll => draw => strike => crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize => twist => culminate => granulate, grain => sliver => ridge => plume => round, round out round off => purse => pooch, pooch out => scallop, scollop => square, square up => dish => fit => dovetail => flatten => splat => roll out roll => cog => mill => laminate => deform, distort, strain => jaundice => blow => block => block => cup => encircle, circle Entailment of verb shape Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shape 3 senses of shape Sense 1 determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate => cause do make Sense 2 shape, form work mold, mould, forge => create from raw material, create from raw stuff Sense 3 shape, form => change, alter Familiarity of verb shape shape used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shape Sense 1 determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate => cause do make -------------- Sense 2 shape, form work mold, mould, forge => create from raw material, create from raw stuff -------------- Sense 3 shape, form => change, alter -------------- Grep of noun shape amorphous shape angular shape bell shape change of shape concave shape cone shape convex shape curved shape disk shape distorted shape funnel shape gaussian shape good shape leaf shape natural shape polygonal shape poor shape round shape s-shape shape shape-up shape constancy shapelessness shapeliness shaper wave shape wedge shape Overview of noun shape The noun shape has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (42) shape, form configuration, contour -- (any spatial attribute (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke") 2. (9) shape, form -- (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape") 3. (3) human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form flesh -- (alternative names for the body of a human being "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak") 4. (2) shape, embodiment -- (a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life") 5. (2) form shape, cast -- (the visual appearance of something or someone "the delicate cast of his features") 6. (1) condition, shape -- (the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases "in condition" or "in shape" or "out of condition" or "out of shape")) 7. form shape, pattern -- (a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them") Overview of verb shape The verb shape has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (11) determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate -- (shape or influence; give direction to "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion") 2. (6) shape, form work mold, mould, forge -- (make something usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword") 3. (3) shape, form -- (cause to shape or form "shape a bun"; "shape a ball from the dough") Grep of adj shape shaped shapeless shapely shipshape Overview of noun shape The noun shape has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (42) shape, form configuration, contour -- (any spatial attribute (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke") 2. (9) shape, form -- (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape") 3. (3) human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form flesh -- (alternative names for the body of a human being "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak") 4. (2) shape, embodiment -- (a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life") 5. (2) form shape, cast -- (the visual appearance of something or someone "the delicate cast of his features") 6. (1) condition, shape -- (the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases "in condition" or "in shape" or "out of condition" or "out of shape")) 7. form shape, pattern -- (a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them") Overview of verb shape The verb shape has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (11) determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate -- (shape or influence; give direction to "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion") 2. (6) shape, form work mold, mould, forge -- (make something usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword") 3. (3) shape, form -- (cause to shape or form "shape a bun"; "shape a ball from the dough")
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