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shape-up

 
Noun shape-up has 1 sense
  1. shape-up - a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
    --1 is a kind of
    employment, engagement
Verb shape-up has 1 sense
  1. progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up - develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
    --1 is one way to develop
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
shanty shantytown shantytowns shanz elize street shanzhen shao-yong shaolin shaozhong shape-up shape shape constancy shape sifter shape up shaped shapeless shapelessly shapelessness

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