Preshape

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To shape in advance. transitive

    "In “Burger Bar” (Wiley, 2009), Hubert Keller writes that what you do not want is preshaped burgers or meat that is stuffed and compacted into plastic packaging."

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"In “Burger Bar” (Wiley, 2009), Hubert Keller writes that what you do not want is preshaped burgers or meat that is stuffed and compacted into plastic packaging."

Etymology

From pre- + shape.

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in advance

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