# shape up

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior.
2. To take shape; to transform into or become.
3. To gesture or posture threateningly; to approach as if to fight; to pose to intimidate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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