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SHAPING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of fabricating something in a particular shape
Synonyms:
formation; shaping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shaping" is a kind of...):
fabrication; manufacture; manufacturing (the act of making something (a product) from raw materials)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaping"):
filing (the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object))
forging (shaping metal by heating and hammering)
metalwork; metalworking (the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner)
granulation (the act of forming something into granules or grains)
grooving; rifling (the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm)
turning (the activity of shaping something on a lathe)
Derivation:
shape (make something, usually for a specific function)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any process serving to define the shape of something
Synonyms:
defining; shaping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("shaping" is a kind of...):
physical process; process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states)
Derivation:
shape (shape or influence; give direction to)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
Example:
the plastic forces of nature
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
constructive (constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb shape
Context examples:
All that is happening is shaping your future in a wondrous way.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
They were hard as iron. And I observed, also, that his whole body had unconsciously drawn itself together, tense and alert; that muscles were softly crawling and shaping about the hips, along the back, and across the shoulders; that the arms were slightly lifted, their muscles contracting, the fingers crooking till the hands were like talons; and that even the eyes had changed expression and into them were coming watchfulness and measurement and a light none other than of battle.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
You may work on a novel or other book, screenplay, or the development of a new app. You might be involved in shaping an advertising, publicity, or social media campaign or doing a lecture tour.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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