Shoulder | Mean of shoulder in English Dictionary

/ˈʃoʊldɚ/

• Noun
• the part of your body where your arm is connected
1. He rested the baby's head on his shoulder.
2. He grabbed my shoulder and turned me around.
3. She carried a backpack on one shoulder.
4. He has broad shoulders.
5. The responsibility for the failure falls squarely on her shoulders. [=she is completely responsible for the failure]
• the part of an animal's body where a front leg is connected
1. The horse is five feet high at the shoulder.
• a cut of meat from the shoulder of an animal
1. a shoulder of lamb
2. We had pork shoulder for dinner.

• the part of a piece of clothing that covers your shoulders
1. The jacket is tight in the shoulders.
2. The blouse has padded shoulders.
• a part of something that is near the top and that resembles a person's shoulder in shape
1. the shoulder of the hill/bottle
• the outside edge of a road that is not used for travel
1. They pulled over to the shoulder to fix the flat tire.
• a person who gives you sympathy and support
1. She's always been a sympathetic shoulder to cry on.
• sympathy and support
1. He offered me a shoulder to cry on when my husband left me.
• to worry or think about the possibility that something bad might happen, that someone will try to harm you, etc.
1. You can never feel confident in this business. You always have to be looking over your shoulder.
• physically close together
1. Everyone was standing/squeezed shoulder to shoulder on the crowded bus.
• united together to achieve a shared goal
1. I stand shoulder to shoulder with the other legislators in this effort.
• Verb
• to deal with or accept (something) as your responsibility or duty
1. He shouldered the blame for the project's failure.
2. The company will shoulder the costs of the repairs.
3. She shouldered the full burden of raising three children.
• to push (something) with your shoulder
1. He shouldered the door open.
• to move forward by pushing through something with the shoulders
1. She shouldered through the crowd.
2. She shouldered her way through the crowd.
• to place or carry (something) on your shoulder
1. The soldiers shouldered their rifles and marched away.