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It's very confusing when fame comes early on in your career. You get a little bit bent out of shape in terms of what's important. Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.
Adam Clayton

Meaning of "out of shape" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUT OF SHAPE

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WHAT DOES OUT OF SHAPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of out of shape in the English dictionary

The definition of out of shape in the dictionary is in bad physical condition. Other definition of out of shape is bent, twisted, or deformed.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUT OF SHAPE

out of gear
out of hand
out of humour
out of joint
out of office
out of one´s hands
out of order
out of phase
out of pocket
out of print
out of sight
out of sorts
out of square
out of step
out of stock
out of the ark
out of the blue
out of the box
out of the frying pan into the fire
out of the ordinary

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUT OF SHAPE

ape
cape
chape
escape
grape
landscape
lick into shape
misshape
pape
preshape
rape
reshape
scrape
shape
shipshape
take shape
tape
transshape
unshape
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Synonyms and antonyms of out of shape in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OUT OF SHAPE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «out of shape» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of out of shape

Translation of «out of shape» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUT OF SHAPE

Find out the translation of out of shape to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of out of shape from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «out of shape» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

变了形
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera de forma
570 millions of speakers

English

out of shape
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आकार से बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

للخروج من الشكل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

из формы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora de forma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আকৃতি আউট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hors de forme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keluar dari bentuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aus der Form
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

形が崩れて
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모양 중
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metu saka wangun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ra khỏi hình dạng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வடிவம் வெளியே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकार बाहेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şekilsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuori forma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z kształtu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з форми
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

in forma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έξω από το σχήμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uit vorm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ur form
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ute av form
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of out of shape

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT OF SHAPE»

The term «out of shape» is very widely used and occupies the 21.625 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT OF SHAPE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about out of shape

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8 QUOTES WITH «OUT OF SHAPE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word out of shape.
1
Adam Clayton
It's very confusing when fame comes early on in your career. You get a little bit bent out of shape in terms of what's important. Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.
2
Richard Coyle
I do a lot of running. Bit of squash, bit of tennis. I don't like feeling out of shape.
3
Matt Gonzalez
I think when judges are in the position of authority, they really get bent out of shape when someone tells them they acted inappropriately.
4
Paul Henderson
The Lord expects us to enjoy our lives. He says there will be some brutal times, but we shouldn't get all bent out of shape about it.
5
Dolph Lundgren
There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s.
6
Eli Roth
You know, the dirty secret in the Director's Guild is that the average life expectancy of Director's Guild members is 57 years old. The stress level is so high and directors are generally really out of shape, cause they sit in the chair and they eat craft service.
7
Gordon Strachan
Fitness is a curve. You can be Lance Armstrong, or you can be really out of shape at the opposite end. People enter the curve wherever they are and then they can move up the curve, by better nutrition and better exercise.
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Clarence Thomas
People get bent out of shape about the fact that when I was a kid, you could not drink out of certain water fountains. Well, the water was the same.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUT OF SHAPE»

Discover the use of out of shape in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to out of shape and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bent Out of Shape: Book 4
Book 4 Lisa Mullarkey. pushed it in. Convex polygons have all sides pushed out.” Mrs. Bingsley looked surprised and handed the chalk to me. “Draw a circle around the concave polygons, please.” I rushed to the board and circled three ...
Lisa Mullarkey, 2010
2
Bent Out of Shape from Society's Pliers: Readings in the ...
Readings in the Sociology of Popular Music John Wells. In the second stage of a multi—stage career, Bob Dylan created three landmark albums which taken together comprise an astonishing array of inventive pop songs. These albums ...
John Wells, 2003
3
A Heart Bent Out of Shape
From the author of The Book of Summers, picked for Richard & Judy's 2012 summer book club, comes the story of a first love, a terrible tragedy, a snow-filled paradise; a year that will never be forgotten.
Emylia Hall, 2013
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Shape Up
Now more than ever before, we are seeing a phenomenal rate of individuals that are “out-of-shape.” Yes, “out-of-shape” physically, “out-of-shape” mentally, “out-of -shape” emotionally, and even “out-of shape spiritually! A well-noted Christian ...
Michael Thomas Scott, 2010
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Out-Of-Shape Beats No Shape At All
DIV Exercise, one of Garfield’s favorite spectator sports, gets worked over in this tribute to life in the fat lane. Of course, Garfield isn’t lazy…he’s just motivationally challenged. /div
Davis, Jim, 2013
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Status Passage
Awareness is an important condition aflecting reactions to a passage that is out of shape. If a passagee or a control agent "skips out" on the passage, obviously it becomes out of shape to many others. Awareness of "out of shapedness" comes  ...
Barney G. Glaser, Anselm L. Strauss, 2011
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Getting Back in Shape: 32 Workout Programs for Lifelong Fitness
Part Two discusses healthy eating, exercise during pregnancy, and ergonomics, and gives advice about choosing a gym. This edition includes new information on beginning running, and how to lose weight by running, by Jeff Galloway.
Bob Anderson, Jeff Galloway, 2007
8
What The Body Wants
Shape up or ship out, know the shape of things to come, ship shape, shapely, out of shape. Shaping things, people, and ideas is a great strength of the Western world. Are you at home in this, or over-shaped? Do you need more order to things ...
Cynthia Winton-Henry With Phil Porter
9
A dictionary of the English language. To which are added, a ...
Twisting out of shape ; wresting ; ßfe-TORTloy, *. [L. distortio.] 1. The act of distorting or wre*tng; a twisting out of regular shape ; a twisting or wriibiaí motion. 2. The state of being twisted out of shape ; déviation from natural shape or position ...
Noah Webster, Chauncey Allen Goodrich, John Walker, 1866
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Getting Back in Shape: 32 Workout Programs for Lifelong Fitness
Instead of walk breaks, some completely out-of- shape beginners may need to take 1 - to 2-minute "sit down" breaks every 5 to 8 minutes to stay in the fat- burning zone. After a few weeks, however, most of those novices can accomplish  ...
Bob Anderson, Jeff Galloway, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUT OF SHAPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term out of shape is used in the context of the following news items.
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No breaks but Redcar Bears No 1 is out for rest of the season
The impact left 21-year old Bjerre in unquenchable pain with his left leg visibly out of shape and horrendous fears going the minds of those ... «Gazette Live, Jul 15»
2
Five Falcons training camp storylines you should ignore
It's very different if you were injured or out of shape in your first year, and perhaps even if you're an aging veteran trying to do battle with Father ... «The Falcoholic, Jul 15»
3
Tennis tips: Your game could use a reboot
Sometimes playing a lot of matches can get you out of shape. Some matches are very short, win or lose. Some are middle of the road with not ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
4
Cleveland Browns have Terry Talkin' about Year Two of 'Playing …
He also was out of shape. He missed all 2014. Now, Bowie is healthy and in shape. The Browns also like the upside of Vinston Painter. 4. «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
5
Keeping active has helped Mascoutah's Jack Klopmeyer feel much …
“People are starting to realize you have to do that,” he said. “I always tell our people that are kind of out of shape that you lose the fight against ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jul 15»
6
Hike it Baby aims to get parents, kids outdoors
“Don't worry about being out of shape. We've all been there. It is a great way to get out of the house, socialize, and everyone gets some fresh ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
7
Fireball, I'm On Fire -- and the Beat Goes On!
And I am so out of shape, it's not funny. I swim several times a week, but that's all I extract from my gym membership, so when my friend Rita ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Muscatine resident Pahl improves with age as he heads back to Bix 7
He said he was a bit out of shape at a 5K race he ran last Saturday in Walcott after taking the time off to heal but has been running all week and ... «Muscatine Journal, Jul 15»
9
New Zealand's Shaun Johnson suffers ankle injury in NRL
... he stayed on the ground in obvious agony and replays showed his ankle getting caught under a would-be tackler and bending out of shape. «SkySports, Jul 15»
10
Q&A: Diving safety in spotlight
I think that's potentially why we're seeing a few more diving accidents because those are the people that are a little more out of shape. «Brockville Recorder and Times, Jul 15»

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