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shoulder
verb
to
take
on
and
deal
with
a
difficult
responsibility
,
duty
,
or
cost
.
•
After
the
project
failed
,
Nora
shouldered
the
blame
so
her
team
could
move
on
.
After
the
project
failed
,
Nora
shouldered
the
blame
so
her
team
could
move
on
.
•
Parents
often
shoulder
the
cost
of
their
children
’
s
university
fees
.
Parents
often
shoulder
the
cost
of
their
children
’
s
university
fees
.
From
the
noun
sense
:
metaphorically
carrying
a
load
on
one
’
s
shoulders
became
accepting
a
task
or
burden
.
verb
to
push
or
move
someone
or
something
using
one
’
s
shoulder
.
•
The
crowd
was
so
dense
that
I
had
to
shoulder
my
way
to
the
exit
.
The
crowd
was
so
dense
that
I
had
to
shoulder
my
way
to
the
exit
.
•
She
shouldered
the
heavy
door
open
against
the
wind
.
She
shouldered
the
heavy
door
open
against
the
wind
.
Extension
of
the
physical
body
part
,
referring
to
using
that
part
to
move
things
.
