(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Note: in AM, use 'mold'
1.
A ~ is a hollow container that you pour liquid into. When the liquid becomes solid, it takes the same shape as the ~.
Spoon the mixture carefully into the ~...
...jelly ~s.
N-COUNT
2.
If a person fits into or is cast in a ~ of a particular kind, they have the characteristics, attitudes, behaviour, or lifestyle that are typical of that type of person.
He was from the same ~ as the men she had gazed at worshipfully when a child: rich, handsome, of impeccable social standing.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
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If you say that someone breaks the ~, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done.
Memorial services have become tedious and expected. I would like to help break the ~...
PHRASE: V inflects
3.
If you ~ a soft substance such as plastic or clay, you make it into a particular shape or into an object.
Using 2 spoons, ~ the cheese mixture into small balls or ovals...
VERB: V n into n
4.
To ~ someone or something means to change or influence them over a period of time so that they develop in a particular way.
She was only 17 at the time and the experience ~ed her personality...
Too often we try to mold our children into something they do not wish to be.
= form, shape
VERB: V n, V n into n
5.
When something ~s to an object or when you ~ it there, it fits round the object tightly so that the shape of the object can still be seen.
You need a malleable pillow that will ~ to the curves of your neck...
She stood there, the wind ~ing the dress around her.
VERB: V to/around/round n, V n around/round/to n
6.
Mould is a soft grey, green, or blue substance that sometimes forms in spots on old food or on damp walls or clothes.
N-MASS
see also leaf ~