shoulder

• a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
• a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
• the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
• a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
• the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder
• lift onto one´s shoulders
• push with the shoulders
• carry a burden, either real or metaphoric
• The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the body or with the shoulder girdle
• The flesh and muscles connected with the shoulder joint
• Fig.: That which supports or sustains
• That which resembles a human shoulder, as any protuberance or projection from the body of a thing
• The upper joint of the fore leg and adjacent parts of an animal, dressed for market
• The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank
• An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber, the part of the top of a type which projects beyond the base of the raised character, etc
• To push or thrust with the shoulder
• To take upon the shoulder or shoulders

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