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View definitions for out of shape

out of shape

adjective as in gnarled

adjective as in soft

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“I don’t want my son serving alongside troops who are out of shape, or in a combat unit with females who can’t meet the same combat-arms physical standards as men, or troops who are not fully proficient on their assigned weapons, platform or task, or under a leader who was the first but not the best,” Hegseth said Tuesday.

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"Sometimes they were getting bent out of shape. I was having to go back and get them fixed all the time."

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It's a delicate science, and any tiny inaccuracy in the data can skew things - or knock it out of shape.

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The Dukes balls have been regularly changed because they have gone out of shape, causing frustrating delays in play.

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Both teams have repeatedly asked for the ball to be changed because it has gone soft and out of shape.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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