formingtool

noun
UK /ˈfɔːmɪŋ tuːl/
US /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ tuːl/

A forming tool is a special tool that shapes or bends things into a new shape.

The worker used a forming tool to bend the metal into a curve.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A tool used in metalworking to press sheet metal into a desired shape.

The forming tool pressed the steel sheet into a bowl shape.

3. A hand tool used by potters to shape clay.

She smoothed the clay pot with a wooden forming tool.

4. A software feature that helps create shapes in a design program.

The forming tool let him draw a perfect circle on the screen.