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shaped

adjective

  1. shape
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʃeɪpt/

adj

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

  1. Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.

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

  2. Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure).
  3. Designed for a particular person or thing.

    a God-shaped hole in one's heart

    Records showed the three security agents were already dead, which bore further investigation, but that was an Ibanez-shaped problem, and Lillian's problems were taller, leaner, and perhaps even meaner, so she focused on them instead.

  4. Having a particularly pleasant or recognizable shape.

verb

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

  1. simple past and past participle of shape
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