ALL meanings of shoulder to shoulder
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S s - noun shoulder to shoulder the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, extending from each side of the base of the neck to the region where the arm articulates with the trunk. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder Usually, shoulders. these two parts together with the part of the back joining them. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder a corresponding part in animals. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder the upper foreleg and adjoining parts of a sheep, goat, etc. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder the joint connecting the arm or the foreleg with the trunk. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder a shoulderlike part or projection. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder Ornithology. the bend of a bird's wing, between the hand and the forearm, especially when distinctively colored, as in the red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder a cut of meat that includes the upper joint of the foreleg. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder Often, shoulders. Informal. capacity for bearing responsibility or blame or sympathizing with other people: If you want to tell me your troubles, I have broad shoulders. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder a steplike change in the contour of an object, as for opposing or limiting motion along it or for an abutment. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder Carpentry. the end surface or surfaces of a piece from which a tenon or tenons project. an inclined and raised surface, as on a joggle post, for receiving and supporting the foot of a strut or the like. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder Fortification. the angle of a bastion between the face and the flank. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder Printing. the flat surface on a type body extending beyond the base of the letter or character. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder the part of a garment that covers, or fits over, the shoulder. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder (in leather manufacturing) that part of the hide anterior to the butt. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder either of the two edges or borders along a road, especially that portion on which vehicles can be parked in emergencies. Compare soft shoulder. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder shoulder season. 1
- noun shoulder to shoulder Furniture. knee (def 6). 1
- verb with object shoulder to shoulder to push with or as if with the shoulder, especially roughly: to shoulder someone aside. 1
- verb with object shoulder to shoulder to take upon, support, or carry on or as if on the shoulder or shoulders: He shouldered his knapsack and walked on. 1
- verb with object shoulder to shoulder to assume as a responsibility: to shoulder the expense. 1
- verb without object shoulder to shoulder to push with or as if with the shoulder: to shoulder through a crowd. 1
- idioms shoulder to shoulder cry on someone's shoulder, to reveal one's problems to another person in order to obtain sympathy: Don't cry on my shoulder—this mess is your own fault. 1
- idioms shoulder to shoulder put one's shoulder to the wheel, to work energetically toward a goal; put forth effort: If we put our shoulders to the wheel, we'll be able to finish the job soon. 1
- idioms shoulder to shoulder rub shoulders with, to come into association with; mingle with: As a social worker in one of the worst slum areas, she rubs shoulders with the poor and the helpless. 1
- idioms shoulder to shoulder shoulder arms, Military. to place a rifle muzzle upward on the right or left shoulder, with the buttstock in the corresponding hand. the command to shoulder arms. 1
- idioms shoulder to shoulder shoulder to shoulder, side by side; with united effort: The volunteers worked shoulder to shoulder with the natives in harvesting the crops. 1
- idioms shoulder to shoulder straight from the shoulder, without evasion; directly; candidly: The lawyer told him straight from the shoulder that his case was weak. 1
- phrase shoulder to shoulder If two or more people stand shoulder to shoulder, they are standing next to each other, with their shoulders touching. 0
- phrase shoulder to shoulder If people work or stand shoulder to shoulder, they work together in order to achieve something, or support each other. 0
- noun shoulder to shoulder side by side or close together 0
- noun shoulder to shoulder in a corporate effort 0
- noun shoulder to shoulder side by side and close together 0
- noun shoulder to shoulder working together; with common effort 0