Shape

v. t.	1.	To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to. [imp. Shaped (shāpt); p. p. Shaped or Shapen (shāp"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Shaping.] I was shapen in iniquity. - Ps. li. 5. Grace shaped her limbs, and beauty decked her face. - Prior.
	2.	To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel. To the stream, when neither friends, nor force, Nor speed nor art avail, he shapes his course. - Denham. Charmed by their eyes, their manners I acquire, And shape my foolishness to their desire. - Prior.
	3.	To imagine; to conceive; to call forth (ideas). Oft my jealousy Shapes faults that are not. - Shak.
	4.	To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange. When shapen was all this conspiracy, From point to point. - Chaucer. Shaping machine (Mach.) Same as Shaper. To shape one's self to prepare; to make ready. I will early shape me therefor. - Chaucer.
v. i.	1.	To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
n.	1.	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. He beat me grievously, in the shape of a woman. - Shak.
	2.	That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a being. Before the gates three sat, On either side, a formidable shape. - Milton.
	3.	A model; a pattern; a mold.
	4.	Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality.
	5.	Dress for disguise; guise. Look better on this virgin, and consider This Persian shape laid by, and she appearing In a Greekish dress. - Messinger.
	6.	(Iron Manuf.) A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar. To take shape to assume a definite form.

Noun	1.	shape - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" Synonyms: configuration, conformation, contour, form
	2.	shape - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" Synonyms: form
	3.	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" Synonyms: chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, soma, form
	4.	shape - a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" Synonyms: embodiment
	5.	shape - the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" Synonyms: cast, form
	6.	shape - the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') Synonyms: condition
	7.	SHAPE - the supremem headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe Synonyms: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
	8.	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" Synonyms: pattern, form
Verb	1.	shape - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" Synonyms: determine, influence, regulate, mold
	2.	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" Synonyms: mould, mold, form, forge, work
	3.	shape - give a shape or form to; "shape the dough" Synonyms: form

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