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| Back | ＝mould mould (especially US mold ) noun, verb BrE /məʊld/ NAmE /moʊld/ noun word origin example bank 1 [countable] a container that you pour a liquid or soft substance into, which then becomes solid in the same shape as the container, for example when it is cooled or cooked A clay mould is used for casting bronze statues. Pour the chocolate into a heart-shaped mould. They broke the mould when they made you (= there is nobody like you). 2 [countable, usually singular] a particular style showing the characteristics, attitudes or behaviour that are typical of sb/sth a hero in the ‘Superman’ mould He is cast in a different mould from his predecessor. She doesn't fit (into) the traditional mould of an academic. She is a prolific writer in the same mould as Agatha Christie. 3 [uncountable, countable] a fine soft green, grey or black substance like fur that grows on old food or on objects that are left in warm wet air There's mould on the cheese. moulds and fungi mould growth The room smelled damp and there was mould on one wall. see also leaf mould break the ˈmould (of sth) to change what people expect from a situation, especially by acting in a dramatic and original way She succeeded in breaking the mould of political leadership. verb verb forms word origin 1 [transitive] to shape a soft substance into a particular form or object by pressing it or by putting it into a mould ~ A (into B) First, mould the clay into the desired shape. ~ B (from/out of/in A) The figure had been moulded in clay. 2 [transitive] to strongly influence the way sb's character, opinions, etc. develop ~ sb/sth The experience had moulded and coloured her whole life. ~ sb/sth into sb/sth He moulded them into a superb team. 3 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) to sth to fit or make sth fit tightly around the shape of sth The fabric moulds to the body. |
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