mold
/moʊld/ verb C2- To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
- To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
- To fit closely by following the contours of.
- To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
- To ornament with moldings.
- To be shaped in or as if in a mold. · These shoes gradually molded to my feet.
He/she/it molds · Past molded · Past participle molded · -ing form molding
Verb forms
- Base form
- mold
- He/she/it
- molds
- Past
- molded
- Past participle
- molded
- -ing form
- molding
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