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what does shape up mean?

SHAPE UP as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • develop in a positive way
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He progressed well in school
    • My plants are coming along
    • Plans are shaping up
    Hypernyms(s) shape up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
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what does shape-up mean?

SHAPE-UP as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a way of hiring longshoremen by the day
    • applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
    Hypernyms(s) shape-up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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