Overview of noun shoulder

The noun shoulder has 5 senses

• shoulder -- (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)


• shoulder -- (a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg)


• shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri -- (a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula)


• shoulder -- (the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder; "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform")


• shoulder, berm -- (a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder")

Overview of verb shoulder

The verb shoulder has 3 senses

• shoulder -- (lift onto one's shoulders)


• shoulder -- (push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd")


• shoulder -- (carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden")