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    pear-shaped
    /ˈpɛːʃeɪpt/

    adjective

    • 1. tapering towards the top, like a pear: "a pear-shaped diamond"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pear-shapedPear-shaped Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Feb 21, 2024 · The meaning of PEAR-SHAPED is having an oval shape markedly tapering at one end. How to use pear-shaped in a sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPEAR-SHAPED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone is pear-shaped, they are wider around their hips than around the top half of their body.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGO PEAR-SHAPED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    If a plan goes pear-shaped, it fails: We'd planned to go away for the weekend , but it all went pear-shaped . Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPEAR-SHAPED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˈpeə.ʃeɪpt / us / ˈper.ʃeɪpt / Add to word list. shaped like a pear: a pear-shaped physique. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geometrical shapes. -cornered. circularly. congruently. conic. crescent. cylindrically. ovally. ovoid. parallelogram. polyhedron. polytope. prism. pyramid. quadrilateral. rectangle. rectangularly.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPEAR-SHAPED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈper.ʃeɪpt / uk / ˈpeə.ʃeɪpt / Add to word list. shaped like a pear: a pear-shaped physique. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geometrical shapes. -cornered. circularly. congruently. conic. crescent. cylindrically. ovally. ovoid. parallelogram. polyhedron. polytope. prism. pyramid. quadrilateral. rectangle. rectangularly.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › pear-shapedPEAR-SHAPED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pear-shaped definition: having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom. See examples of PEAR-SHAPED used in a sentence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › pear-shapedpear-shaped - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of pear-shaped adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › pear-shapedPear-shaped - definition of pear-shaped by The Free Dictionary

    adj. in the shape of a pear; tapered at the top and wider at the bottom (of a woman or her figure) having wider hips and thighs in comparison to a slimmer upper body (of a situation) to go wrong.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pear-shapedPear-shaped - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of pear-shaped. adjective. having a round shape tapered at one end. synonyms: circular, round. having a circular shape. adjective. (of sounds) full and rich. “ pear-shaped vowels” synonyms: orotund, rotund, round. full. (of sound) having marked deepness and body. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Pear-shaped."

  11. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 30948The meaning and the origins of "everything's gone pear-shaped."

    Jun 22, 2011 · pear-shaped adj. {the image of a solid rectangle 'slipping down' into a pear shape, hence 'the bottom drops out'} {2000s} out of order, going badly or wrong. go pear-shaped v. ( also turn pear-shaped ) {1990s+} of plans or schemes, to fail, to collapse.