shape — ► NOUN 1) the external form or appearance of someone or something as produced by their outline. 2) a piece of material, paper, etc., made or cut in a particular form. 3) a particular condition or state: the house was in poor shape. 4) a specific… … English terms dictionary
shape — [shāp] n. [ME schap < OE (ge)sceap, form, created thing, akin to scieppan, to create, form < IE * skeb , var. of base * (s)kep , to cut with a sharp tool > SHAFT, SHAVE] 1. that quality of a thing which depends on the relative position… … English World dictionary
Shape — Shape, n. [OE. shap, schap, AS. sceap in gesceap creation, creature, fr. the root of scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, to shape, to do, to effect; akin to OS. giskeppian, OFries. skeppa, D. scheppen, G. schaffen, OHG. scaffan, scepfen, skeffen, Icer.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shape — UK US /ʃeɪp/ noun [U or S] ► the way that something is organized, or its general character or nature: the shape of sth »Technological developments have changed the shape of industry. »We need to change the whole shape of our ad campaign. ► the… … Financial and business terms
Shape-0 — Datos generales Origen Tampico , Madero, Tamaulipas Información artística … Wikipedia Español
Shape — (sh[=a]p), v. t. [imp. {Shaped} (sh[=a]pt); p. p. {Shaped} or {Shapen} (sh[=a]p n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shaping}.] [OE. shapen, schapen, AS. sceapian. The p. p. shapen is from the strong verb, AS. scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, p. p. sceapen. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shape up — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To begin to act or work right; get along satisfactorily. * /If the new boy doesn t begin to shape up soon, he ll have to leave school./ * / How is the building of the new gym coming along? Fine. It s shaping up very well … Dictionary of American idioms
shape up — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To begin to act or work right; get along satisfactorily. * /If the new boy doesn t begin to shape up soon, he ll have to leave school./ * / How is the building of the new gym coming along? Fine. It s shaping up very well … Dictionary of American idioms
Shape — ist die Kurzbezeichnung des NATO Hauptquartieres, siehe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ein grafisches Objekt in der Computergrafik, ähnlich einem Sprite, siehe Shape (Computergrafik) ein Dateiformat des Unternehmens ESRI, siehe… … Deutsch Wikipedia
SHAPE — [ʃeɪp, englisch], Abkürzung für Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe [sʊ priːm hedkwɔːtəz ælaɪd paʊəz jʊərəp; englisch »Oberstes Hauptquartier der Alliierten Streitkräfte in Europa«], höchste militärische Kommandobehörde der… … Universal-Lexikon
