shoulder
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English sholder, shulder, schulder, from Old English sculdor, sculdra (“shoulder”), from West Germanic *skuldra (“shoulder”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), see shield. Cognate with Old Frisian skuldere (“shoulder”), Middle Low German scholder (“shoulder”), Dutch schouder (“shoulder”), German Schulter (“shoulder”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈʃəʊldə/, SAMPA: /"S@Uld@/
- (US) enPR: shōlʹdər, IPA: /ˈʃoʊldɚ/, SAMPA: /"SoUld@`/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊldə(r)
[edit] Noun
shoulder (plural shoulders)
- (anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding area.
- The parrot was sitting on Steve's shoulder.
- A part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency; a hard shoulder.
- He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire.
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from shoulder
[edit] Translations
joint between arm and torso
part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency
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[edit] Verb
shoulder (third-person singular simple present shoulders, present participle shouldering, simple past and past participle shouldered)
- (transitive) To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
- (transitive) To carry (something) on one's shoulders.
- (figuratively, transitive) To accept responsibility for.
- shoulder the blame
[edit] Translations
push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder
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