Definition of Shoulder. Meaning of Shoulder. Synonyms of Shoulder

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Definition of Shoulder

Shoulder
Shoulder Shoul"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Shouldering.] 1. To push or thrust with the shoulder; to push with violence; to jostle. As they the earth would shoulder from her seat. --Spenser. Around her numberless the rabble flowed, Shouldering each other, crowding for a view. --Rowe. 2. 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. As if Hercules Or burly Atlas shouldered up their state. --Marston. Right shoulder arms (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.

Meaning of Shoulder from wikipedia

- bones of the shoulder make up the shoulder joints. The shoulder joint, also known as the glenohumeral joint, is the major joint of the shoulder, but can more...
- Shoulder to Shoulder is a 1974 BBC television serial and book relating the history of the women's suffrage movement, both edited by Midge Mackenzie. The...
- movement "Shoulder to Shoulder" (song), a 2012 song by Rebecca Ferguson "Shoulder to Shoulder", a 1974 song by Keith Hudson "Shoulder to Shoulder (Arm and...
- A shoulder, hard shoulder or breakdown lane, is an emergency stopping lane by the verge of a road or motorway, on the right side in countries which drive...
- Shoulder dystocia is when, after ****l delivery of the head, the baby's anterior shoulder gets caught above the mother's pubic bone. Signs include retraction...
- To have a chip on one's shoulder refers to the act of holding a grudge or grievance that readily provokes dis****tion. This idiom traces its roots back...
- The shoulder shrug (usually called simply the shrug) is an exercise in weight training used to develop the upper trapezius muscle. The lifter stands erect...
- the sca**** (plural sca****e or sca****s), also known as the shoulder bone, shoulder blade, wing bone, speal bone or blade bone, is the bone that connects...
- The shoulder girdle or pectoral girdle is the set of bones in the appendicular skeleton which connects to the arm on each side. In humans it consists of...
- The shoulder joint (or glenohumeral joint from Gr**** glene, eyeball, + -oid, 'form of', + Latin humerus, shoulder) is structurally classified as a synovial...