shrug
noun/ʃrʌɡ/
/ʃrʌɡ/
- [usually singular] an act of raising your shoulders and then dropping them to show that you do not know or care about something
- Andy gave a shrug. ‘It doesn't matter.’
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- slight
- small
- …
- give
- in a shrug
- with a shrug
- shrug of
- …
- a shrug of the/your shoulders
- a very short jacket, usually made of wool, that is open at the front and worn by women
- The shrug offers a fashionable layer of extra warmth.
- You can wear a shrug to keep your shoulders warm.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘fidget’): of unknown origin.
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