shouldered Meaning & Definition
What Does Shouldered Mean?
Shouldered is an adjective that means Furnished with a shoulder-shaped joint or protrusion. It is also used to mean Having or pertaining to (a specific kind of) shoulders. As a verb, it means simple past and past participle of shoulder. As a verb, it means To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
Shouldered Definition (Adjective)
- Furnished with a shoulder-shaped joint or protrusion.
a shouldered arch
- Having or pertaining to (a specific kind of) shoulders.
She was bare-shouldered.
Shouldered as a Verb
- simple past and past participle of shoulder
Verb
- To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
- To put (something) on one's shoulders.
- To place (something) against one's shoulders.
- To bear a burden, as a financial obligation.
- To accept responsibility for.
shoulder the blame
- To form a shape resembling a shoulder.
- To move by or as if by using one's shoulders.
- To round and slightly raise the top edges of slate shingles so that they form a tighter fit at the lower edge and can be swung aside to expose the nail.
- To slope downwards from the crest and whitewater portion of a wave.
Adjective
- (in combination) Having or pertaining to (a specific kind of) shoulders.
She was bare-shouldered.
Synonyms of Shouldered
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Shouldered synonyms and antonyms →Shouldered in a Sentence
a shouldered arch
She was bare-shouldered.
shoulder the blame
Word Forms & Grammar
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