shoulder
verb/ˈʃəʊldə(r)/
/ˈʃəʊldər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they shoulder | /ˈʃəʊldə(r)/ /ˈʃəʊldər/ |
| he / she / it shoulders | /ˈʃəʊldəz/ /ˈʃəʊldərz/ |
| past simple shouldered | /ˈʃəʊldəd/ /ˈʃəʊldərd/ |
| past participle shouldered | /ˈʃəʊldəd/ /ˈʃəʊldərd/ |
| -ing form shouldering | /ˈʃəʊldərɪŋ/ /ˈʃəʊldərɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] shoulder something to accept the responsibility for something
- to shoulder the responsibility/blame for something
- women who shoulder the double burden of childcare and full-time work
Extra Examples- He was unwilling to shoulder this responsibility alone.
- I think everyone has got to shoulder the responsibility for this defeat.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + shoulder- have to
- must
- be willing to
- …
- [transitive, intransitive] to push forward with your shoulder in order to get somewhere
- shoulder your way + adv./prep. He shouldered his way through the crowd and went after her.
- + adv./prep. She shouldered past a woman with a screaming baby.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- roughly
- aside
- out of the way
- …
- shoulder your way past somebody/something
- shoulder your way through something
- [transitive] shoulder somebody/something + adv./prep. to push somebody/something out of your way with your shoulder
- He shouldered the man aside.
Extra Examples- We were shouldered roughly out of the way.
- She made her way to the door, shouldering the other kids out of the way.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- roughly
- aside
- out of the way
- …
- shoulder your way past somebody/something
- shoulder your way through something
- [transitive] shoulder something to carry something on your shoulder
- She shouldered her bag and set off home.
- to shoulder arms (= to hold a weapon, rifle, etc. against your shoulder while you are not using it)
accept responsibility
push with shoulder
carry on shoulder
Word OriginOld English sculdor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schouder and German Schulter.
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