Shape and Work out

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Shape verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.

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Work out and shape are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work out" instead a verb "Shape".

Nearby Words: shaped, shapeless, shapely, shaping

Work out verb - To produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort.

Usage example: worked out a compromise between the warring factions

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Shape and work out are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shape" instead a verb "Work out".

Emery Schaub is cursed with literal invincibility because at the time he got his powers he was out of shape, he can't develop muscle, making it that while he can work out for years, his shape and strength will stay below average making him ill suited for most super hero duties.

Source: Comic Book / Avengers: The Initiative
Cmdr. Drury: Smart, you appear to be in pretty good shape, do you work out?

Source: Inflationary Dialogue
LoomisWhen the idea of making the Halloween franchise into a Genre Anthology didn't work out, the studio had an obvious solution: bring back The Shape himself.In Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, ten years have passed since Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois.

Source: Film / Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

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