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All shape up synonyms

shape up
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verb shape up

  • jell β€” to congeal; become jellylike in consistency.
  • ditto β€” the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: β€³. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
  • neaten β€” to make neat: a day spent neatening the kitchen shelves.
  • coordinate β€” If you coordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • accommodate β€” If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
  • make for β€” to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • materialise β€” to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
  • get one's act together β€” anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
  • quarterback β€” a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
  • follow the crowd β€” copy what others are doing
  • materialize β€” to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
  • cave in β€” If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
  • adapt β€” If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
  • fit in β€” belong
  • get with it β€” (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
  • come around β€” If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
  • mind one's p's and q's β€” to be careful to behave correctly and use polite or suitable language
  • custom-make β€” to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
  • concert β€” A concert is a performance of music.
  • give up β€” the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • get it together β€” to achieve one's full potential, either generally as a person or in a particular field of activity
  • make a comeback β€” popular again
  • make over β€” to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • groom β€” a bridegroom.
  • form β€” external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
  • map out β€” a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
  • be-have β€” to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
  • blueprinting β€” a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
  • clean up one's act β€” to start to behave in a responsible manner
  • behave β€” The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say.
  • co-ordinate β€” If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • comply β€” If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
  • condition β€” If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
  • lick into shape β€” to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • give out β€” to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • go along with β€” permit, consent to
  • act one's age β€” anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
  • break down β€” If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • comes around β€” to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
  • be good β€” do not misbehave
  • get ready β€” the state or condition of being ready.
  • fall in with β€” to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
  • arrange β€” If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
  • loosen up β€” to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
  • conform β€” If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
  • live up to β€” to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
  • make amends β€” reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
  • concerting β€” a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
  • clean up β€” If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
  • brace up β€” to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
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