shoulder
[ shohl-der ]
/ ˈʃoʊl dər /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to push with or as if with the shoulder: to shoulder through a crowd.
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Idioms for shoulder
Origin of shoulder
before 900; (noun) Middle English sholder, s(c)hulder,Old English sculdor; cognate with Dutch schouder,German Schulter; (v.) Middle English shulderen, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM shoulder
outshoulder, verb (used with object)re·shoul·der, verb (used with object)un·shoul·dered, adjectiveWords nearby shoulder
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British Dictionary definitions for shoulder
shoulder
/ (ˈʃəʊldə) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for shoulder
Old English sculdor; related to Old High German sculterra
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Medical definitions for shoulder
shoulder
[ shōl′dər ]
n.
The joint connecting the arm with the torso.
The part of the human body between the neck and upper arm.
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Idioms and Phrases with shoulder
shoulder
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