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SHOULDER

Definition:

1. [noun] the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
   
   
2. [noun] a cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal
   
   
3. [noun] a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
   Synonyms: joint, articulatio humeri
   
   
4. [noun] narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
   Synonyms: berm
   
   
5. [verb] lift onto one's shoulders
   
   
6. [verb] push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"
   
   
7. [verb] carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"
   
   

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Related Words:

• hard shoulder

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