shoulder in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
shoulder in Kashmiri कॉशुर
shoulder in Sindhi سنڌي
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shoulder in English
- shoulder⇄adj. shoulderlike.
- shoulder⇄expr. put one's shoulder to the wheel, to set to work vigorously; make a great effort.
Ex. Instead of putting their shoulders to the wheel, the lazy workers stood idling in the shop. - shoulder⇄expr. rub shoulders with, to mingle with; rub elbows with.
Ex. Never have we rubbed shoulders with as many ranking celebrities (Vladimir Nabokov). - shoulder⇄expr. shoulder arms. See under arms.
- shoulder⇄expr. shoulder to shoulder,
a. side by side; together.
Ex. ... that band of heroes who died shoulder to shoulder (Michael Donovan).
b. (Figurative.) with united effort.
Ex. We are ... strongest when we are labouring shoulder to - shoulder⇄expr. shoulders,
a. the two shoulders and the upper part of the back, where burdens are sometimes carried.
Ex. The man carried a trunk on his shoulders.
b. (Figurative.) the strength to support burdens; sustaining power.
Ex. to - shoulder⇄expr. square one's shoulders, to bring the shoulders smartly back, so as to be at right angles with the vertical axis of the body.
Ex. The troops squared their shoulders and stood at attention while the general reviewed them. - shoulder⇄expr. straight from the shoulder,
a. with the fist brought to the shoulder and then swiftly sent forward.
Ex. No! Give me a chap that hits straight from the shoulder (Charles Reade).
b. (Figurative.) frankly; directly.
Ex. The f - shoulder⇄expr. turn (or give) a cold shoulder (to). See under cold shoulder.
- shoulder⇄noun 1. the part of the body to which an arm, foreleg, or wing is attached.
2. the joint by which the arm or the foreleg is connected to the trunk.
3. the part of a garment that covers a shoulder.
4. the cut of meat consisting of the - shoulder⇄shoulder, noun, verb.
- shoulder⇄v.i. to push with the shoulders.
Ex. to shoulder through a crowd. - shoulder⇄v.t. 1. to take upon or support with the shoulder or shoulders.
Ex. to shoulder a tray. Caleb ... shouldered the round box and took a hurried leave (Dickens).
2. (Figurative.) to bear (a burden or blame); assume (responsibility, expense, or