Sekirov Dictionary

misshape

/ˈmɪsʃeɪp/

noun 2
/mɪsˈʃeɪp/ verb 1
forms 4

noun2

•
A misshapen object; now especially, a broken item (especially food) sold individually at a cheaper price.
- Mis-shapes, mistakes, misfits Raised on a diet of broken biscuits. — 1995
•
(no longer used) A misshapen person; a misshapen body.
- The one of them, that elder did appeare, With her dull eyes did seeme to looke askew, That her mis-shape much helpt [...]. — 1596

misshape

/mɪsˈʃeɪp/

verb1

•
To shape badly or incorrectly.
- Major Rawls drove us to our motel […] where a swimming pool with underwater lights had the disturbing effect of substantially enlarging and misshaping the swimmers. — 1989

forms

misshaped · misshapen · misshaping · misshapes

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