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    shoul·der
    [ˈSHōldər]
    noun
    shoulder (noun) · shoulders (plural noun)
    1. the upper joint of the human arm and the part of the body between this and the neck:
      "I was carrying a bag over my shoulder" · "she turned to look at him over her shoulder" · "he tapped me on the shoulder and I looked around"
      • (in quadrupeds) the joint of the upper forelimb and the adjacent part of the back.
      • the part of a bird or insect at which the wing is attached.
      • a large cut of meat from the upper foreleg and shoulder blade of an animal:
        "a shoulder of lamb"
      • a part of a garment covering the shoulder:
        "a jacket with padded shoulders"
      • (shoulders)
        the upper part of the back and arms:
        "a tall youth with broad shoulders"
      • (shoulders)
        the human shoulders regarded as bearing responsibility or hardship or providing strength:
        "all accounts place the blame squarely on his shoulders"
    2. a part of something resembling a shoulder in shape, position, or function:
      "the shoulder of a pulley"
      • a point at which a steep slope descends from a plateau or highland area:
        "the shoulder of the hill sloped down"
    3. a paved strip alongside a road for stopping on in an emergency.
    verb
    shoulder (verb) · shoulders (third person present) · shouldered (past tense) · shouldered (past participle) · shouldering (present participle)
    1. put (something heavy) over one's shoulder or shoulders to carry:
      "we shouldered our crippling backpacks and set off slowly up the hill"
      • move by shouldering someone or something out of one's way:
        "he shouldered past a woman with a baby" · "he shouldered his way through the seething mass of children"
    Origin
    Old English sculdor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schouder and German Schulter.
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