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shape (up)verb1 to take on a definite formthis group of summer interns is shaping up to be one of the best we've ever hired crystallize(also crystalize), form, jell, solidify associate, coalesce, cohere, fusecombine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, join, link (up), unify, unite break down, decay, decompose, disintegrate to change one's behavior or character for the bettertold his son that if he didn't shape up, he'd be grounded for a month amend, mend, reform, straighten (up or out) behave, regeneratebetter, improve clean up one's act backslide, regress ca. 1920 |