shoulder
Definition
- n. the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
- n. a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
- n. a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
- n. the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder
Word forms
- Past tense
- shouldered
- Present participle
- shouldering
- Past participle
- shouldered
- Third person singular
- shoulders
Example sentences
n.
She felt a sharp pain in her shoulder after the workout.
vt.
He had to shoulder the responsibility for the team's failure.
vi.
They shouldered their way through the crowd to get to the front.