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shape up
verb as in accommodate
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verb as in adapt
verb as in arrange
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verb as in behave
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- act correctly
- act one's age
- act with decorum
- be civil
- be good
- be nice
- be on best behavior
- be orderly
- comport oneself
- conduct oneself properly
- demean oneself
- deport oneself
- discipline oneself
- keep one's nose clean
- keep the peace
- live up to
- manage oneself
- mind one's manners
- mind one's p's and q's
- observe golden rule
- observe the law
- play fair
- toe the mark
- watch one's step
verb as in comply
verb as in condition
verb as in conform
verb as in coordinate
verb as in correct
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verb as in form
verb as in groom
verb as in improve
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verb as in inculcate
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- break down
- drum into
- hammer into
- work over
verb as in look up
verb as in neaten
verb as in progress
verb as in rally
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verb as in rectify
verb as in reform
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verb as in regulate
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verb as in remedy
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verb as in right
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verb as in systematize
verb as in systemize
verb as in tailor
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verb as in tidy
Example Sentences
The leading antagonists in “On the Waterfront” are gangsters — members of the shape-up and shakedown racket which has terrorized the eastern seaboard for years — and still does, though in reduced degree.
There are no chances of note to report, although I can reveal that Ivan Toney has shorn his dreads and is now sporting what I believe the kids call “a shape-up”.
But it was the only cap I had in my house to cover my lack of a shape-up, my lack of a haircut, with barbershops in the city closed because of the pandemic.
That first day, Kaztauskis walked to the entrance of one of the meatpacking plants, joining a crowd of about two hundred hungry-looking men standing outside for the morning “shape-up.”
Gonzalez explained he usually gets a haircut on Thursday or Friday and a shape-up on Monday, but he recently went a week without anything.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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