shoulder : Idioms & Phrases

• adjective satellite having broad shoulders
  broad-shouldered; big-shouldered.
  
  • big-shouldered and heavy-armed

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• adjective satellite having broad shoulders
  broad-shouldered; big-shouldered.
  
  • big-shouldered and heavy-armed

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• noun a refusal to recognize someone you know
  cut; snub.
  
  • the snub was clearly intentional

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• verb pay no attention to, disrespect
  slight.
  
  • She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance

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• noun a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies)
  

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• . (a) By force; violently; as, to drag one, head and shoulders. "They bring in every figure of speech, head and shoulders." Felton. (b) By the height of the head and shoulders; hence, by a great degree or space; by far; much; as, he is head and shoulders above them.

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• adverb outstandingly superior to
  
  • in intelligence he was head and shoulders above the others in his class

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Hump"-shoul`dered adjective

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1. Having high, hunched shoulders. Hawthorne.

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• verb work doggedly or persistently
  peg away; slog; plug away; keep one's nose to the grindstone.
  
  • She keeps plugging away at her dissertation

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• adjective satellite not covering the shoulders (especially in the case of a blouse or dress)
  

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• an old but still current colloquialism, or slang expression, used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief; as, he said it, and it is true, over the left.

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• noun a special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target
  

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• noun shoulder of a hog usually smoked
  picnic ham.
  

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• noun North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders
  Buteo lineatus.
  

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• (Mil.), a position in the Manual of Arms which the piece is placed on the right shoulder, with the lock plate up, and the muzzle elevated and inclined to the left, and held as in the illustration.

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• adjective satellite having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
  crooked; stooping; hunched; stooped; round-backed.
  
  • a little oldish misshapen stooping woman

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Round"-shoul`dered adjective

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1. Having the shoulders stooping or projecting; round-backed.

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• noun a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder
  

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• a belt that passes across the shoulder.

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• noun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
  scapula; shoulder blade.
  

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• (Anat.), the flat bone of the shoulder, to which the humerus is articulated; the scapula.

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• (Naut.), a block with a projection, or shoulder, near the upper end, so that it can rest against a spar without jamming the rope.

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• noun epaulets that indicate rank
  shoulder board.
  

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• noun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
  scapula; shoulder blade.
  

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• one who claps another on the shoulder, or who uses great familiarity. Obs. Shak.

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• noun something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc.
  

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• noun the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans
  pectoral arch.
  

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• . (Anat.) See Pectoral girdle, under Pectoral.

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• noun a holster worn over your shoulder so a gun can be concealed under your jacket
  

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• verb push one's way in with one's shoulders
  

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• noun a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
  shoulder; articulatio humeri.
  

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• an ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder; a kind of epaulet or braided ornament worn as part of a military uniform.

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• noun epaulets that indicate rank
  shoulder board.
  

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• noun protective garment consisting of a hard rounded pad worn by football players to protect their shoulders
  

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• noun patch worn on the shoulder of a military uniform to indicate rank
  

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• dislocation of the shoulder, or of the humerous. Swift.

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• noun a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
  strap.
  

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• a strap worn on or over the shoulder. Specifically (Mil. & Naval), a narrow strap worn on the shoulder of a commissioned officer, indicating, by a suitable device, the rank he holds in the service. See Illust. in App.

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• noun a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it
  woodworking vise; wood vise.
  

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• (Naut.), a triangular sail carried on a boat's mast; so called from its shape.

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Shoul"der-shot`ten adjective

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1. Sprained in the shoulder, as a horse. Shak.

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• adverb side by side and close together
  
  • the troops marched shoulder-to-shoulder

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• noun an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture
  

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• adjective satellite having broad shoulders
  broad-shouldered; big-shouldered.
  
  • big-shouldered and heavy-armed

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• adjective satellite characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
  frank; outspoken; point-blank; candid; plainspoken; blunt; free-spoken; forthright.
  
  • blunt talking and straight shooting
  • a blunt New England farmer
  • I gave them my candid opinion
  • forthright criticism
  • a forthright approach to the problem
  • tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
  • it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
  • plainspoken and to the point
  • a point-blank accusation

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• to treat one with neglect.

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• to raise the shoulders so as to give them a square appearance, a movement expressing contempt or dislike. Sir W. Scott.

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• to treat with neglect or indifference.

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