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shaped

SHAYPT/ʃeɪpt/

4 meanings of shaped

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of shape. Use this form for something that already happened.

    She shaped the clay into a small pot.

    The wind shaped the dunes over many years.

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  2. 2
    adjectivein compounds
    Having an outline that looks like a certain figure, often a simple flat shape.

    Like a cookie cut to look like a star or a heart.

    The attic window is oddly shaped, not a normal square.

    He drew a small star-shaped badge for each player.

    Similarformed

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Formed or bent into a certain shape, especially a curved one.

    The chair has a shaped seat that curves to fit your back.

    She liked the gently shaped edges of the wooden bowl.

    Similarcontoured, curved, formed

    Oppositeflat

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  4. 4
    adjectivein compounds
    Made to fit one certain person or thing.

    The clinic makes shaped braces to fit one patient at a time.

    These shaped insoles are made for her feet alone.

    Similarfitted, tailored, custom, bespoke

    Oppositestandard, generic

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shaped is a form of shape

shape, verb: To have an effect on how something turns out. Full entry

Forms
shapeshapes he/she/itshaping -ing formshaped past tense, past participle
Spelling
shape → shaped: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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Origin

From Middle English schaped, made from shape plus -ed.