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Adjective shaping has 1 sense
- formative, shaping - forming or capable of forming or molding; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
Antonym: destructive (indirect, via constructive)
Noun shaping has 2 senses
- shaping, defining - any process serving to define the shape of something
--1 is a kind of process
- formation, shaping - the fabrication of something in a particular shape
--2 is a kind of fabrication, manufacture
--2 has particulars:
Verb shape has 3 senses
- determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
--1 is one way to cause, do, make
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge - 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"
--2 is one way to create from raw material, create from raw stuff
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- shape, form - give a shape or form to; "shape the dough"
--3 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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