Overview of noun shape-up

The noun shape-up has 1 sense

• shape-up -- (a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired)

Overview of verb shape-up

The verb shape up has 1 sense

• progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up -- (develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up")