shoulder

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
shoulder

Plural
shoulders

shoulder (plural shoulders)

  1. (anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding area.
    The parrot was sitting on Steve's shoulder.
  2. 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.

[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

Infinitive
to shoulder

Third person singular
shoulders

Simple past
shouldered

Past participle
shouldered

Present participle
shouldering

to shoulder (third-person singular simple present shoulders, present participle shouldering, simple past and past participle shouldered)

  1. (transitive) To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
  2. (transitive) To carry (something) on one's shoulders.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To accept responsibility for.
    shoulder the blame

[edit] Translations

push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder
carry (something) on one's shoulders
accept responsibility for
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