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Definition of "in shape" [in shape]

  • In good condition, repair; in a good state. (adjective)
  • In a good state of physical fitness or bodily appearance. (adjective)

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Use "in shape" in a sentence
  • "The Great Capstone was actually made up of seven pieces, its pyramidal form cut into horizontal strips, creating six pieces that were trapezoidal in shape and one, the topmost piece, that was itself pyramidal small pyramids such as this were called pyramidions."
  • "In spite of the numbers of people who exercise to exhaustion or run twenty-six-mile marathons, most of us will keep our bodies in shape and in tune with a regular program of nonstrenuous walking."
  • "While it was made of densely packed bricks, West could make out at its edges the traces of anotherearlier structure, a structure that had been trapezoidal in shape and huge—three hundred feet high—like a giant doorway of some sort that had been filled in with these bricks."
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