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shoulder
noun
the
part
of
the
human
body
where
the
arm
joins
the
torso
,
between
the
neck
and
the
upper
arm
.
•
Carrying
a
heavy
backpack
made
Maria
’
s
shoulders
ache
.
Carrying
a
heavy
backpack
made
Maria
’
s
shoulders
ache
.
•
Jake
rested
his
head
on
his
dad
’
s
shoulder
during
the
long
bus
ride
.
Jake
rested
his
head
on
his
dad
’
s
shoulder
during
the
long
bus
ride
.
Old
English
sculdor
,
sceuldor
,
meaning
shoulder
or
upper
arm
,
related
to
Old
High
German
scultro
.
noun
the
strip
of
land
beside
a
road
where
vehicles
can
stop
in
an
emergency
.
•
When
his
tire
burst
,
Mark
pulled
over
onto
the
shoulder
to
change
it
.
When
his
tire
burst
,
Mark
pulled
over
onto
the
shoulder
to
change
it
.
•
Parking
on
the
highway
shoulder
is
illegal
except
in
emergencies
.
Parking
on
the
highway
shoulder
is
illegal
except
in
emergencies
.
Derived
metaphorically
from
the
body
sense
,
comparing
the
side
area
of
a
road
to
the
supporting
shoulder
of
a
person
.
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
.
noun
the
part
of
a
piece
of
clothing
or
an
object
that
slopes
outward
from
the
top
,
like
a
human
shoulder
.
•
The
sweater
was
too
tight
across
the
shoulders
.
The
sweater
was
too
tight
across
the
shoulders
.
•
Wine
collects
in
the
shoulder
of
the
bottle
when
you
tilt
it
slowly
.
Wine
collects
in
the
shoulder
of
the
bottle
when
you
tilt
it
slowly
.
Metaphoric
extension
from
the
body
sense
,
applied
to
sloping
parts
of
objects
or
landscapes
.
