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noun
1.
an act or instance of shaping up.
2.
a former method of hiring longshoremen in which the applicants appeared daily at the docks and a union hiring boss chose those who would be given work.
Also, shape·up.
Origin:
1940–45; noun use of verb phrase shape up
1940–45; noun use of verb phrase shape up
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| shape-up | |
noun | |
| a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired |
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Shape-up
is always a great word to know.
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