"misshape" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪsʃeɪp/ [noun], /mɪsˈʃeɪp/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misshape.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misshape2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: misshapes [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + shape. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|shape}} mis- + shape Head templates: {{en-noun}} misshape (plural misshapes)
  1. (obsolete) A misshapen person; a misshapen body. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-misshape-en-noun-xQgESNi0
  2. A misshapen object; now especially, a broken item (especially food) sold individually at a cheaper price.
    Sense id: en-misshape-en-noun-uwL6lmNm

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɪsʃeɪp/ [noun], /mɪsˈʃeɪp/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misshape.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misshape2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: misshapes [present, singular, third-person], misshaping [participle, present], misshaped [past], misshaped [participle, past], misshapen [obsolete, participle, past, poetic]
Etymology: From mis- + shape. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|shape}} mis- + shape Head templates: {{en-verb|past_ptc2=misshapen|past_ptc2_qual=obsolete or poetic}} misshape (third-person singular simple present misshapes, present participle misshaping, simple past misshaped, past participle misshaped or (obsolete or poetic) misshapen)
  1. To shape badly or incorrectly. Derived forms: misshaper Related terms: misshapen
    Sense id: en-misshape-en-verb-oJZgzGNN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 27 64 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 26 66 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 10 27 63 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 16 33 51

Inflected forms

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