mold
verb/məʊld/
/məʊld/
(US English) (British English mould)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mold | /məʊld/ /məʊld/ |
| he / she / it molds | /məʊldz/ /məʊldz/ |
| past simple molded | /ˈməʊldɪd/ /ˈməʊldɪd/ |
| past participle molded | /ˈməʊldɪd/ /ˈməʊldɪd/ |
| -ing form molding | /ˈməʊldɪŋ/ /ˈməʊldɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to shape a soft substance into a particular form or object by pressing it or by putting it into a mold
- mold A (into B) First, mold the clay into the desired shape.
- mold B (from/out of/in A) The figure had been molded in clay.
- [transitive] to strongly influence the way somebody’s character, opinions, etc. develop
- mold somebody/something The experience had molded and coloured her whole life.
- mold somebody/something into somebody/something He molded them into a superb team.
- [intransitive, transitive] mold (something) to something to fit or make something fit tightly around the shape of something
- The fabric molds to the body.
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