shoulder
To push using one's shoulderTo push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
» He was wounded in the shoulder.
Er wurde an der Schulter verletzt. — al_ex_an_der
Он был ранен в плечо. — Balamax
Його поранили в плече. — deniko
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11 senses(transitive)To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
push with the shoulders
(broadly, transitive)To bully, manipulate or pull rank on (somebody).
He shouldered me out of my own band.
(transitive)To put (something) on one's shoulders.
schultern
lift onto one's shoulders
(transitive)To place (something) against one's shoulders.
(figuratively, transitive)To bear a burden, as a financial obligation.
(figuratively, transitive)To accept responsibility for.
shoulder the blame
(transitive)To form a shape resembling a shoulder.
(intransitive)To move by or as if by using one's shoulders.
(transitive)To round and slightly raise the top edges of slate shingles so that they form a tighter fit at the lower edge and can be swung aside to expose the nail.
(intransitive)To slope downwards from the crest and whitewater portion of a wave.
(archaic, slang, transitive)Of a servant: to embezzle money from (the employer).
Examples
833 sentencesHe was wounded in the shoulder.
Його поранили в плече. — deniko
ruОн был ранен в плечо. — Balamax
deEr wurde an der Schulter verletzt. — al_ex_an_der
Tom fell asleep on my shoulder.
Том заснув на моєму плечі. — lingvokrolik
deTom ist an meiner Schulter eingeschlafen. — wolfgangth
Tom has a pain in the shoulder.
У Тома болить плече. — deniko
ruУ Тома болит плечо. — soweli_Elepanto
deTom tut die Schulter weh. — Zaghawa
Tom has a chip on his shoulder.
Том сердитий на весь світ. — deniko
My right shoulder hurts.
У мене болить праве плече. — deniko
ruУ меня болит правое плечо. — marafon
deMeine rechte Schulter schmerzt. — Espi
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English schuldre, sholder, shulder, schulder, from Old English sċuldra, sċuldoFrom Middle English schuldre, sholder, shulder, schulder, from Old English sċuldra, sċuldor (“shoulder”), from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru (“shoulder”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), see shield. Cognate with Old Frisian skuldere (“shoulder”) (West Frisian skouder (“shoulder”)), Middle Low German scholder (“shoulder”), Low German Schuller, Schulder (“shoulder”), Dutch schouder (“shoulder”), German Schulter (“shoulder”).
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Forms
shoulders, shouldering, shouldered, shouldered| Base form | shoulder · to shoulder |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shoulders |
| Present participle | shouldering |
| Past simple | shouldered |
| Past participle | shouldered |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
9 patterns- over his shoulder
- on the shoulder
- on his shoulder
- on my shoulder
- shoulder to cry
- shoulder length
- needed a shoulder
- a shoulder to
- shoulder hurts