to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)

synthetic resin; plastic cement; (Tw) plastic

plastic bag

to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood); a statue created through such a process

to model (a figure) in clay; (bound form) plastic (i.e. the synthetic material)