shrug
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
shrug (plural shrugs)
- A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference.
- He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
- A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
Translations[edit]
gesture
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Verb[edit]
shrug (third-person singular simple present shrugs, present participle shrugging, simple past and past participle shrugged)
- (transitive, intransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
- I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.
- When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.
- Addison
- He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.
Translations[edit]
to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
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