Definitions for shoulderˈʃoʊl dər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
shoul•derˈʃoʊl dər(n.)
the part on either side of the human body where the arm joins with the trunk, extending from the base of the neck to the upper arm.
Category: Anatomy
Usu., shoulders. these two parts together with the part of the back joining them.
Category: Anatomy
a corresponding part in animals.
Category: Zoology
the upper foreleg and adjoining parts of a sheep, goat, etc.
Category: Zoology
the part of a garment that fits over the shoulder.
a shoulderlike part or projection.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
a cut of meat that includes the upper joint of the foreleg.
Category: Cooking
Often, shoulders. capacity for bearing responsibility or blame :
The duty rests on our shoulders.
Category: Informal
a steplike change in the contour of an object.
the flat surface on a type body extending beyond the base of the letter or character.
Category: Printing
a border alongside a roadway.
Category: Transportation
(v.t.)to push with or as if with the shoulder.
to support or carry on the shoulder or shoulders:
to shoulder a knapsack.
to assume as a responsibility:
We shouldered the expense.
(v.i.)to push with or as if with the shoulder:
shouldering through a crowd.
Idioms for shoulder:
shoulder to shoulder,side by side; with united effort.
Category: Idiom
Origin of shoulder:
bef. 900; ME sholder, s(c)hulder, OE sculdor, c. OFris skuldere, OHG sculter(r)a
Princeton's WordNet
shoulder(noun)
the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
shoulder(noun)
a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri(noun)
a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
shoulder(noun)
the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder
"an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"
shoulder, berm(verb)
a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
"the car pulled off onto the shoulder"
shoulder(verb)
lift onto one's shoulders
shoulder(verb)
push with the shoulders
"He shouldered his way into the crowd"
shoulder(verb)
carry a burden, either real or metaphoric
"shoulder the burden"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
shoulder(noun)ˈʃoʊl dər
one of the two rounded parts at the top of your arms
broad shoulders
Wiktionary
shoulder(Noun)
The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding area.
The parrot was sitting on Steve's shoulder.
shoulder(Noun)
A part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency; a hard shoulder.
He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire.
shoulder(Noun)
A cut of meat comprised of the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle.
shoulder(Noun)
The portion of a garment where the shoulder is clothed.
shoulder(Noun)
The portion of a hill or mountain just below the peak.
shoulder(Noun)
The lateral protrusion of a hill or mountain.
shoulder(Noun)
(printing) The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face.
shoulder(Noun)
(music) The rounded portion of stringed instrument where the neck joins the body.
shoulder(Noun)
The rounded portion of a bottle where the neck meets the body.
shoulder(Verb)
To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
shoulder(Verb)
To carry (something) on one's shoulders.
shoulder(Verb)
To accept responsibility for.
shoulder the blame
Origin: From sholder, shulder, schulder, from sculdor, sculdra, from *, of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to skelduz, see shield. Cognate with skuldere, scholder, schouder, Schulter.
Webster Dictionary
Shoulder(noun)
the joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the body or with the shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and muscles about that joint
Shoulder(noun)
the flesh and muscles connected with the shoulder joint; the upper part of the back; that part of the human frame on which it is most easy to carry a heavy burden; -- often used in the plural
Shoulder(noun)
fig.: That which supports or sustains; support
Shoulder(noun)
that which resembles a human shoulder, as any protuberance or projection from the body of a thing
Shoulder(noun)
the upper joint of the fore leg and adjacent parts of an animal, dressed for market; as, a shoulder of mutton
Shoulder(noun)
the angle of a bastion included between the face and flank. See Illust. of Bastion
Shoulder(noun)
an abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber, the part of the top of a type which projects beyond the base of the raised character, etc
Shoulder(verb)
to push or thrust with the shoulder; to push with violence; to jostle
Shoulder(verb)
to take upon the shoulder or shoulders; as, to shoulder a basket; hence, to assume the burden or responsibility of; as, to shoulder blame; to shoulder a debt
Translations for shoulder
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
shoulder(noun)
the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
He was carrying the child on his shoulders.
- skouerAfrikaans
- كَتِفArabic
- рамоBulgarian
- ombroPortuguese (BR)
- ramenoCzech
- die SchulterGerman
- skulderDanish
- ώμοςGreek
- hombroSpanish
- õlgEstonian
- شانهFarsi
- olkapääFinnish
- épauleFrench
- כָּתֵףHebrew
- कन्धाHindi
- rame, plećeCroatian
- vállHungarian
- bahuIndonesian
- öxlIcelandic
- spallaItalian
- 肩Japanese
- 어깨Korean
- petysLithuanian
- plecsLatvian
- bahuMalay
- schouderDutch
- skulderNorwegian
- ramię, barkPolish
- شانهPersian
- اوږه. غاړه، څنډه (لكه دسړك): موړه پورې وهل (لكه په اوږو): پراوږو اخيستلPashto
- ombroPortuguese
- umărRomanian
- плечоRussian
- pleceSlovak
- ramaSlovenian
- rameSerbian
- axel, skuldraSwedish
- บ่าThai
- omuzTurkish
- 肩膀Chinese (Trad.)
- плечеUkrainian
- کندھاUrdu
- vaiVietnamese
- 肩膀Chinese (Simp.)
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