Definition of Shapeup

1. Noun. (slang) a gathering of labourers, where employers hire them for day jobs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shapeup

1. a system of hiring a work crew [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shapeup

shapeliest
shapeliness
shapelinesses
shapely
shapen
shaper
shapers
shapes
shapes up
shapeshift
shapeshifted
shapeshifter
shapeshifters
shapeshifting
shapeshifts
shapeup (current term)
shapeups
shapewear
shaping
shaping machine
shaping tool
shaping up
shapings
shapka
shapkas
shapono
shaponos
shapoo
shappe
shaps

Literary usage of Shapeup

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Satan: A Librettoby Christopher Pearse Cranch by Christopher Pearse Cranch (1874)
""I call this poem a libretto, because ... the verses may suggest or accompany ... music."--Pref."

2. The Fourth Reader, Or, Exercises in Reading and Speaking: Designed for the ...by Salem Town by Salem Town (1853)
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