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 shoulder to shoulder
shoulder
/ (ˈʃəʊldə) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for shoulder
Old English
sculdor; related to Old High German
sculterra
Medical definitions for shoulder to 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 shoulder to shoulder (1 of 2)
shoulder to shoulder
In close proximity or cooperation, as in The volunteers worked shoulder to shoulder in the effort to rescue the miners. This expression originated in the late 1500s in the military, at first signifying troops in close formation. Its figurative use dates from the late 1800s.
Idioms and Phrases with shoulder to shoulder (2 of 2)
shoulder