usage: form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"
4. shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge, create from raw material, create from raw stuff
usage: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
5. mold, cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
usage: fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure"
6. determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate, cause, do, make
usage: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
Adjective
1. shaped, molded, wrought, formed (vs. unformed)
usage: shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet"