Mold | Mean of mold in English Dictionary

/ˈmoʊld/

• Noun
• a container that is used to give its shape to something that is poured or pressed into it
1. The candles are made in a mold.
2. The gelatin is poured into a mold and chilled until firm.
• something made in a mold
1. a large plaster mold of a foot
• a usual or typical example of something
1. a movie in the classic/traditional/familiar mold of a Hollywood thriller
2. She does not fit (into/in) the mold of a typical college professor. [=she is not a typical college professor]
3. He is (cast) in the same mold as other troubled heroes. [=he resembles other troubled heroes]

• to do something in a completely new way
1. Voters are looking for a candidate who will break the mold and give them honest answers.
• Verb
• to form or press (something, such as wax, plastic, clay, or dough) into a particular shape
1. mold dough into loaves of bread
• to make (something) from a material that has been formed or pressed
1. mold loaves of bread
2. She gave her mother a tiny statue that she molded from clay.
3. The mountains were molded [=formed, shaped] by the glaciers over thousands of years.
• to make (something) by pouring or pressing material (such as wax or plastic) into a mold
1. The art class spent its time molding candles.
2. mold plastic toys
3. a molded plastic chair
• to create, influence, or affect the character of (someone or something)
1. She has dedicated her life to teaching and molding young children into responsible adults.
2. molding young minds
3. He took a struggling company and molded it into something special.
• to fit to the shape of something
1. This new mattress pad will mold to your body [=it will change its shape to fit your body] when you sleep on it.
2. The fabric is thin and flexible and will mold to your shape.
• Noun
• a soft substance that grows on the surface of damp or rotting things
1. She's allergic to mold, cigarette smoke, and dust.
2. bread mold [=mold that grows on bread]
3. a slime mold [=a mold that is slimy]