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English > 1 sense of the word *shape-up*:
NOUN	act	shape-up	a way of hiring longshoremen by the day

English > *shape-up*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired.
Broader	employment, engagement	The act of giving someone a job