shoulder
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK): IPA: /ˈʃəʊldə/, SAMPA: /"S@Uld@/
- (US): enPR: shōlʹdər, IPA: /ˈʃoʊldɚ/, SAMPA: /"SoUld@`/
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- Rhymes: -əʊldə(r)
[edit] Noun
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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 (UK)
- He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire.
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Terms derived from shoulder
[edit] Translations
joint between arm and torso
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part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency
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[edit] Verb
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to 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
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carry (something) on one's shoulders
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