shoulder
noun
[ ˈʃəʊldə ]
• the upper joint of each of a person's arms and the part of the body between this and the neck.
• "I was carrying a bag over my shoulder"
• a part of something resembling a shoulder in shape, position, or function.
• "the shoulder of a pulley"
• another term for hard shoulder.
shoulder
verb
• put (something heavy) over one's shoulder or shoulders to carry.
• "we shouldered our crippling backpacks and set off slowly up the hill"
• push (someone or something) out of one's way with one's shoulder.
• "she shouldered him brusquely aside"
Similar:
push,
shove,
thrust,
propel,
jostle,
elbow,
force,
crowd,
prod,
poke,
nudge,
knock,
ram,
bulldoze,
sweep,
bundle,
hustle,
hurry,
rush,
manhandle,
Origin:
Old English sculdor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schouder and German Schulter .
shoulder to shoulder
• side by side.
• "everyone is bunched together shoulder to shoulder"
Similar:
side by side,
abreast,
alongside (each other),
level,
beside each other,
cheek by jowl,
