[{"word":"shaping","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To create or make.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Earth was shapen by God for God's folk."},{"definition":"To give something a shape and definition.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Shape the dough into a pretzel.   For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl."},{"definition":"To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To imagine; to conceive.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["form","mold"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The action of the verb to shape.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in operant conditioning.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shape","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shaping"]}]