Meaning of shape-up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Gathering of workers to be picked for a job.
2. Activity to get someone or something back into shape.
3. Hairstyle

Examples

“But if he is absent at the shape-up – when the boss stevedore blows his whistle and the men line up in a semi-circle outside the pier to be picked – another man gets his place for the time being, and it may be that he will miss the ship entirely.”

“At each shape-up there is a new employment.”

“The attainment of status in the community is another important objective of workers, and it is obvious that the shape-up prevented longshoremen from achieving this goal.”

“Shower shape-ups have two advantages.”

“All the recipes for this 6-week shape-up are tasty and nutritious.”

“I noticed my shape-ups weren't as nice as some of my friends from the city.”

“Billy used to give us shape-ups to our hair. I went by his house one morning to get a shape-up, and he was shaking really bad.”

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