preshape

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ shape

Verb

preshape (third-person singular simple present preshapes, present participle preshaping, simple past and past participle preshaped)

  1. (transitive) To shape in advance.
    • 2009 July 1, Jane Sigal, “The Perfect Burger and All Its Parts”, in New York Times‎:
      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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