shapeup

noun5

1. •
   A session or routine in which someone or something is repaired or put into better shape.

   • Before we began our weekend shapeup, the car looked like this: scratches and dents, broken trim, and a finish that was strictly dullsville. — 1979
2. •
   A hairstyle that involves cutting along the natural hairline to straighten it.

   • Even those who still came to the shop came only for shapeups. — 2013
3. •
   A regular meeting by a criminal organization in which jobs are assigned.

   • Worse, he required his men to attend weekly shapeups at his social club on a busy street in lower Manhattan. — 2002
4. •
   (slang) a gathering of labourers, where employers hire them for day jobs.

   • Then I got work as a janitor. They had shapeups, like on the waterfront. — 1982
5. •
   An overview or outline of the major layout and shape of something.

   • Shapeup (SU) does a high-level outline, or shapeup, of a newspaper edition, including how many sections are in the edition, what the sections contain, and so on. — 1990