All shape up synonyms
shape up
S s 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: β³. 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