Definition of s-shape in English English dictionary
- a double curve resembling the letter S
- contest shape
- : The state of having the physique readied for a bodybuilding contest with minimal body fat and maximum muscle volume
- get bent out of shape
- To take offense; to become angry, agitated or upset
They stopped inviting him to the gatherings, and he really got bent out of shape about it.
- in any way, shape, or form
- In any way at all; whatsoever
- in no way, shape, or form
- Not in any way at all; not at all, nohow
- in shape
- In a good state of physical fitness or bodily appearance
I hope to get in shape for summer swimsuit season.
- in shape
- In good condition, repair; in a good state
I guess I'd better get my room in shape if I have guests.
- out of shape
- physically unfit
- shape
- To give something a shape and definition
The professor never pretended to the academic prerogative of forcing his students into his own channels of reasoning; he entered into and helped shape the discussion but above all he made his men learn to think for themselves and rely upon their own intellectual judgments.
- shape
- To manouevre something into a certain shape
- shape
- The status or condition of something
The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book.
- shape
- The appearance of something, especially its outline
He cut a square shape out of the cake.
- shape
- Condition of personal health, especially muscular health
We exercise to keep in good physical shape.
- shape
- A figure with unspecified appearance; especially a geometric figure
What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?.
- shape
- To give influence to
- shape memory alloy
- Any of a group of metallic materials that can return to a previously defined shape, after being deformed, by being heated
- shape note
- a system of music notation designed to facilitate choral singing
- shape poem
- A poem written in such a way that the lines form a pattern, usually related to the subject-matter of the poem
- shape up
- To take shape; to transform into or become
The fog has vanished and it's shaping up to be a beautiful day.
- shape up
- To improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior
He'd better shape up soon, or he'll fail the class.
- shape up or ship out
- To either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely
Portions of those letters quoted by Bruccoli indicate that though Hemingway could be sympathetic, he used a lot of ink telling Fitzgerald to shape up or ship out.
- shape-shifter
- a person or other being capable of changing their physical form
- take shape
- To take a definite form
After two hours of discussion, our plans began to take shape.
- shape
- A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted
- shape
- {v} to form, mold, cast, create, conceive
- shape
- {n} a form, make, state, external appearance
- bent out of shape
- (deyim) Angry or agitated
- get bent out of shape
- (deyim) Become very angry or upset
It's ok, don't worry about returning the books. I don't get bent out of shape about things like that.
- in shape
- In an original, normal, or fit condition. "Exercises to keep in shape."
- out of shape
- Term used when a tow is not in the proper position to negotiate the channel or to shove into, or come out of, a lock (conversely, "in shape")
- whip into shape
- (deyim) Bring forcefully to a desired state or condition
- aerodynamic shape
- shape which is designed to move through air easily
- amorphous shape
- an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
- angular shape
- a shape having one or more sharp angles
- assumed a shape
- took on a form
- change of shape
- an action that changes the shape of something
- change shape
- assume a different shape or form
- concave shape
- a shape that curves or bends inward
- cone shape
- cone: a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
- convex shape
- a shape that curves or bulges outward
- dangers of every shape
- numerous risks
- freeform shape
- shape which a user draws on the screen in a graphics program
- good shape
- good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
- in bad shape
- in bad physical fitness, in poor physical condition of health
- in great shape
- in wonderful condition, in a very healthy or sound state or condition, on cloud nine
- in no shape or form
- absolutely not, under no circumstances
- in shape
- in good physical fitness; in form, in figure, in appearance
- leaf shape
- any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume
- lick into shape
- make fit, make into proper form; shape, mold, form
- not in any shape and form
- no way, absolutely not
- put ideas into shape
- crystallize an idea, give an idea a particular form
- round shape
- a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
- shape
- To image; to conceive; to body forth
- shape
- If someone or something is in shape, or in good shape, they are in a good state of health or in a good condition. If they are in bad shape, they are in a bad state of health or in a bad condition. He was still in better shape than many young men The trees were in bad shape from dry rot
- shape
- A free-form, contiguous region of three-space defined as part of a Compound Shape Shapes may be viewed and edited using CESLab Shape Editor windows
- shape
- 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"
- shape
- A shape is a space enclosed by an outline, for example a circle, a square, or a triangle. He suggested that the shapes represented a map of Britain and Ireland
- shape
- Dress for disguise; guise
- shape
- (n) The internal spatial relationship of vertices and edges that make up a face or the arrangement of faces on an object Examples of characteristics used to describe a face are the number of edges (sides), the angle between edges, and the ordering of edges around the perimeter Shape is independent of overall scale but not of viewpoint
- shape
- You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way. The Prime Minister found a surprise ally today in the shape of Jacques Delors, the Commission President
- shape
- A two-dimensional area that is formed when a line meets or crosses over itself
- shape
- The rank and extents of an array Shape can be represented by a rank-one array (vector) whose elements are the extents in each dimension
- shape
- give a shape or form to; "shape the dough"
- shape
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke"
- shape
- To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to
- shape
- When something takes shape, it develops or starts to appear in such a way that it becomes fairly clear what its final form will be. In 1912 women's events were added, and the modern Olympic programme began to take shape. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe the place in Belgium where the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, one of the military commanders of NATO, is based
- shape
- Shape is an area that is contained within an implied line or is seen and identified because of colour or value change Shapes have two dimensions, length and width, and can be geometric or free-form Design in painting is basically the planned arrangement of shapes in a work of art
- shape
- A model; a pattern; a mold
- shape
- shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
- shape
- An element of art and design that pertains to an area set off by one or more of the other elements of art and design
- shape
- To use hands to roll or mould dough into balls, rolls or other forms
- shape
- Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape
- shape
- the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
- shape
- Shape refers to form or appearance of a diamond - i e whether the diamond is round, triangular, square, marquise, pear, oval or heart-shaped Step-cut The step cut has rows of facets that resemble the steps of a staircase The emerald cut and the baguette are examples of the step cut
- shape
- a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"
- shape
- To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel
- shape
- (n ) for an array, the rank and extents The shape may be represented by (integer) rank-one array whose elements are the extents in each dimension
- shape
- Physics: specific spatial demarcation of a system Esotericism: organization and concentration location of the universal substance; local aggregate of physical , astral or mental more or less organized substance
- shape
- If something is out of shape, it is no longer in its proper or original shape, for example because it has been damaged or wrongly handled. Once most wires are bent out of shape, they don't return to the original position
- shape
- You can refer to something that you can see as a shape if you cannot see it clearly, or if its outline is the clearest or most striking aspect of it. Lying in bed we often see dark shapes of herons silhouetted against the moon
- shape
- 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"
- shape
- Array objects have an attribute called shape which is necessarily a tuple An array with an empty tuple shape is treated like a scalar (it holds one element)
- shape
- The shape of something that is planned or organized is its structure and character. The last two weeks have seen a lot of talk about the future shape of Europe
- shape
- This is the general term for all 3D data that can be displayed in Maya Shapes include curves, surfaces, points, etc
- shape
- Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality
- shape
- the supremem headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe
- shape
- the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
- shape
- emphasis If you say, for example, that you will not accept something in any shape or form, or in any way, shape or form, you are emphasizing that you will not accept it in any circumstances. I don't condone violence in any shape or form
- shape
- An ordered tuple of integers that defines the length of each axis in a Lattice
- shape
- thing with two dimensions -- " a shape with infinite length and zero width " (243)
- shape
- sometimes used as an alternative to form I tend to use the term as an aspect of form, to mean the configuration of an edge or area, how the surface of the three dimensional object appears so shape is something more two dimensional even if actually moving through space
- shape
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
- shape
- 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
- shape
- The quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or contour
- shape
- {f} design; mold; form; direct; be formed, be molded
- shape
- To suit; to be adjusted or conformable
- shape
- The shape of an object, a person, or an area is the appearance of their outside edges or surfaces, for example whether they are round, square, curved, or fat. Each mirror is made to order and can be designed to almost any shape or size. little pens in the shape of baseball bats sofas and chairs of contrasting shapes and colours The buds are conical or pyramidal in shape These bras should be handwashed to help them keep their shape
- shape
- Diamonds are fashioned into different shapes, such as round brilliant, pear, oval, marquise, emerald cut, heart, and princess cut(square)
- shape
- The three dimensional image perceived when one considers the entire artifact
- shape
- That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a being
- shape
- The spatial contour the body makes such as curved, angular, twisted, straight, symmetrical, or asymmetrical
- shape
- If you say that something is the shape of things to come, you mean that it is the start of a new trend or development, and in future things will be like this. British Rail says its new Liverpool Street station is the shape of things to come
- shape
- having a cross section different from merchant bar
- shape
- If you are out of shape, you are unhealthy and unable to do a lot of physical activity without getting tired. = unfit fit
- shape
- the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" give a shape or form to; "shape the dough" 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
- shape
- {i} form; model; image; condition; fitness; mold
- shape
- An area made distinguishable from its surrounding by a linear boundary or a change in color, value, or texture
- shape
- is an enclosed space defined by other elements of art such as line Shapes are mostly two-dimensional objects
- shape
- To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange
- shape
- is one of the most important criteria in pearl selection Pearls can be divided into four basic shape categories: round, off-round, semi-baroque and baroque
- shape
- the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
- shape
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- shape
- If you shape an object, you give it a particular shape, using your hands or a tool. Cut the dough in half and shape each half into a loaf. see also shaped
- shape
- a two-dimensional area or plane with distinguishable boundaries, such as a square or a circle
- shape
- Someone or something that shapes a situation or an activity has a very great influence on the way it develops. Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are
- shape constancy
- the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)
- shape forth
- outline, give a general form
- shape one's course
- determine one's own path, head toward -
- shape out
- mold, design
- shape up
- If you tell someone to shape up, you are telling them to start behaving in a sensible and responsible way. It is no use simply to tell adolescents to shape up and do something useful
- shape up
- If you ask how someone or something is shaping up, you want to know how well they are doing in a particular situation or activity. I did have a few worries about how Hugh and I would shape up as parents Girls are being recruited now. I heard they are shaping up very well
- shape up
- If something is shaping up, it is starting to develop or seems likely to happen. There are also indications that a major tank battle may be shaping up for tonight The accident is already shaping up as a significant environmental disaster It's shaping up to be a terrible winter
- shape up
- change, be shaped, develop; get organized; behave in a more respectable manner
- shape up
- develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
- shape-note singing
- U.S. a cappella singing style incorporating many folk hymns and utilizing a special musical notation. The seven-note scale used by some singers is sung not to the syllables do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti but to a four-syllable system brought to America by early English colonists: fa-sol-la-fa-sol-la-mi. The system reflects the fact that a series of three intervals repeats itself in the major scale. A differently shaped note head is used for each of the four syllables. The singer reads the music by following the shapes; singers unfamiliar with the system can read the notes according to their placement on the staff. The tradition started in New England and moved South and West as more sophisticated forms of music reached the U.S. Shape-note singing had largely died out except in rural areas by the 1880s, but it has experienced a revival in recent years. The traditional shape-note hymnal, The Sacred Harp, first published in 1844, remains in use today
- shape-up
- a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
- structural shape
- The shape of a member especially adapted to structural purposes, esp
- structural shape
- any steel or iron member of such shape, as channel irons, I beams, T beams, etc
- structural shape
- or, sometimes, a column, girder, etc
- structural shape
- in giving the greatest strength with the least material
- take shape
- develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
- wedge shape
- wedge: any shape that is triangular in cross section