shoulder arms
shoulder arms · shoulders arms · shouldered arms · shouldering arms
Of a soldier at drill, to place a rifle on the right shoulder, with the forearm…Of a soldier at drill, to place a rifle on the right shoulder, with the forearm parallel to the ground and the hand holding the butt.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)Of a soldier at drill, to place a rifle on the right shoulder, with the forearm parallel to the ground and the hand holding the butt.
(Commonwealth, intransitive)Of a soldier at drill, to place a rifle in the side of the flank and gripped by either left or right hand.
(intransitive)To deliberately lift the bat out of the path of the ball when it is judged to be missing the wicket.
Forms
shoulders arms, shouldering arms, shouldered arms, shouldered arms| Base form | shoulder arms · to shoulder arms |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shoulders arms |
| Present participle | shouldering arms |
| Past simple | shouldered arms |
| Past participle | shouldered arms |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle