Sekirov Dictionary

shoulder

UK /ˈʃəʊldə/US /ˈʃoʊldɚ/

noun21

  1. the part on either side of the body that goes from the neck to the top of the arm
  2. The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.
  3. The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
  4. The portion of a garment where the shoulder is clothed.
  5. A usually unsealed strip of land bordering a road, where vehicles can drive or park in an emergency.
  6. (figurative) That which supports or sustains; support.
  7. A cut of meat comprising the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle.
  8. The portion between the neck and the body.
  9. The rounded portion of a stringed instrument where the neck joins the body.
  10. The rounded portion of a bottle where the neck meets the body.
  11. The angled section between the neck and the main body of a cartridge.
  12. The part of a key between the cuts and the bow.
  13. A shelf between two levels.
  14. The portion of a hill or mountain just below the peak.
  15. A lateral protrusion of a hill or mountain.
  16. An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., such as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber.
  17. Anything forming a shape resembling a human shoulder.
  18. A season or a time of day when there is relatively little air traffic.
  19. The part of a wave that has not yet broken.
  20. The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face.
  21. The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank.

verb11

  1. To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
  2. (figurative) To bear a burden, as a financial obligation.
  3. (figurative) To accept responsibility for.
  4. To move by or as if by using one's shoulders.
  5. To put (something) on one's shoulders.
  6. To place (something) against one's shoulders.
  7. To bully, manipulate or pull rank on (somebody).
  8. To form a shape resembling a shoulder.
  9. To slope downwards from the crest and whitewater portion of a wave.
  10. To round and slightly raise the top edges of slate shingles so that they form a tighter fit at the lower edge and can be swung aside to expose the nail.
  11. (slang, no longer used) Of a servant: to embezzle money from (the employer).
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