shape one's course

  • 1shape one's course — phrasal : to direct one s way * * * shape one s course To direct one s way • • • Main Entry: ↑shape …

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  • 2shape one's course — determine one s own path, head toward …

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  • 3To shape one's self — Shape Shape (sh[=a]p), v. t. [imp. {Shaped} (sh[=a]pt); p. p. {Shaped} or {Shapen} (sh[=a]p n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shaping}.] [OE. shapen, schapen, AS. sceapian. The p. p. shapen is from the strong verb, AS. scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, p. p.… …

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  • 4shape — [shāp] n. [ME schap < OE (ge)sceap, form, created thing, akin to scieppan, to create, form < IE * skeb , var. of base * (s)kep , to cut with a sharp tool > SHAFT, SHAVE] 1. that quality of a thing which depends on the relative position… …

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  • 5Shape — (sh[=a]p), v. t. [imp. {Shaped} (sh[=a]pt); p. p. {Shaped} or {Shapen} (sh[=a]p n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shaping}.] [OE. shapen, schapen, AS. sceapian. The p. p. shapen is from the strong verb, AS. scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, p. p. sceapen. See… …

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  • 6shape — shapable, shapeable, adj. /shayp/, n., v., shaped, shaping. n. 1. the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure. 2. this quality as found in some individual object or body form: This… …

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  • 7shape — [[t]ʃeɪp[/t]] n. v. shaped, shap•ing 1) the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure 2) something seen in outline, as in silhouette: A vague shape appeared through the mist[/ex] 3)… …

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  • 8shape — /ʃeɪp / (say shayp) noun 1. the quality of a thing depending on its outline or external surface. 2. the form of a particular thing, person, or being. 3. something seen indistinctly, as in outline or silhouette. 4. an imaginary form; phantom. 5.… …

  • 9Shape context — is the term given by Serge Belongie and Jitendra Malik to the feature descriptor they first proposed in their paper Matching with Shape Contexts in 2000cite conference author = S. Belongie and J. Malik title = Matching with Shape Contexts url =… …

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  • 10One Canada Square — A view of One Canada Square, the second tallest building in the United Kingdom. Record height Tallest in the United …

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