shape up

Speech parts

1. shape up - Noun

2. shape up - Verb

Meaning

develop in a positive way

a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired

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Alternative names

shape-up

Synonyms

improve progress advance come on get on come along become form change better increase develop grow reform expand
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Antonyms

fall bacchanalia damage break decline drop
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Hypernyms

develop employment engagement

Hyponyms

climb leapfrog

Examples

He progressed well in school Source: Internet

My plants are coming along Source: Internet

Plans are shaping up Source: Internet

CLEAR GUIDELINES as to how the Commonwealth Games wants to shape up in Birmingham in 2022 are still some way off it seems. Source: Internet

Having saved the day for now and his new company starting to shape up, he went to a local Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at the behest of Pepper to inspire confidence to those suffering from the condition. Source: Internet

Western Union should shape up and discipline its agents who don’t adhere to mandatory protocols preventing fraudulent money transfers, indicates a program that aims to stop scammers from ripping people off. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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