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shape·up

or shape-up  (shāp′ŭp′)
n.
An assembled group of dock workers from which the day's work crew is chosen by a representative of the union.
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Noun1.shape-up - a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
employment, engagement - the act of giving someone a job
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