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shrug
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- pronunciation:
- shruhg
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- shrug off
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
shrugs, shrugging, shrugged |
| definition: |
to raise and draw (the shoulders) inward to indicate one's lack of power over a situation, or one's lack of responsibility, concern, knowledge, or the like.
I asked him why no one had ever tried solve these problems, but he just shrugged.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to raise and draw the shoulders inward.
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| related words: |
motion |
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| phrase: |
shrug off |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the motion of raising and drawing the shoulders inward.
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| definition 2: |
an open, very short jacket or sweater worn by women.
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| related words: |
motion |
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