form (something) out of (something)

form (something) out of (something)

To create or shape something from something else. Roger was so bored during dinner that he started forming a heart out of his peas. I'm not remotely artistic, so how am I supposed to form a discernable shape out of this lump of clay? Here are the cookie cutters, so you can form flowers out of the dough.

See also: form, of, out

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form something out of something

to shape something from something. He formed a tiny elephant out of the clay. Wally formed a mound out of the sand.

See also: form, of, out

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