shoulder
[ shohl-der ]
/ ˈʃoʊl dər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to push with or as if with the shoulder: to shoulder through a crowd.
Idioms for shoulder
Origin of shoulder
before 900; (noun) Middle English
sholder, s(c)hulder, Old English
sculdor; cognate with Dutch
schouder, German
Schulter; (v.) Middle English
shulderen, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM shoulder
out·shoul·der, verb (used with object) re·shoul·der, verb (used with object) un·shoul·dered, adjectiveWords nearby shoulder
British Dictionary definitions for cry on someone's shoulder
shoulder
/ (ˈʃəʊldə) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for shoulder
Old English
sculdor; related to Old High German
sculterra
Medical definitions for cry on someone's shoulder
shoulder
[ shōl′dər ]
n.
The joint connecting the arm with the torso.
The part of the human body between the neck and upper arm.
Idioms and Phrases with cry on someone's shoulder (1 of 2)
cry on someone's shoulder
Tell one's problems to someone so as to gain sympathy or consolation, as in When James had a problem at the office he generally cried on his sister's shoulder. It is also put as a shoulder to cry on, as in When Mom came home, Jane had a shoulder to cry on. [Late 1930s]
Idioms and Phrases with cry on someone's shoulder (2 of 2)
shoulder