Sekirov Dictionary

shrug

/ˈʃɹʌɡ/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun2

•
A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.
- He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
A cropped, cardiganlike garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.

verb1

•
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.

forms

shrugged · shrugging · shrugs

Phrases with shrug

shrug off
To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent to.

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