- shrugged his shoulders
- raised his shoulders (as a sign that he was indifferent or did not know what to say)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Shrugged — Shrug Shrug (shr[u^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shrugged} (shr[u^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrugging} (shr[u^]g g[i^]ng).] [Probably akin to shrink, p. p. shrunk; cf. Dan. skrugge, skrukke, to stoop, dial. Sw. skrukka, skruga, to crouch.] To draw up or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Atlas Shrugged — This article is about the novel. For the film adaptation, see Atlas Shrugged: Part I. Atlas Shrugged … Wikipedia
shrug — 01. The young boy [shrugged] when his teacher asked him why he hadn t done his homework. 02. When I asked him what the matter was, he just [shrugged] and looked away. 03. The little girl [shrugged] her shoulders when her mother asked her if… … Grammatical examples in English
shrug — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight, small ▪ simple ▪ The answer was a simple shrug. ▪ careless, indifferent … Collocations dictionary
shoulder — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ dislocated, fractured, frozen, injured, sore, wounded ▪ His frozen shoulder has stopped him from playing tennis … Collocations dictionary
shoulder — shoul|der1 W2S2 [ˈʃəuldə US ˈʃouldər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body part)¦ 2¦(clothes)¦ 3¦(meat)¦ 4 be looking over your shoulder 5 6 shoulder to shoulder 7 on somebody s shoulders 8 put your shoulder to the wheel 9¦(road side)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
shrug — I UK [ʃrʌɡ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms shrug : present tense I/you/we/they shrug he/she/it shrugs present participle shrugging past tense shrugged past participle shrugged ** to move your shoulders up and let them drop to show … English dictionary
shoulder — 1 noun (C) 1 BODY PART one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck where the arm is connected: Put a shawl around your shoulders in case you get cold. | shrug your shoulders (=raise them to show that you do not know something or do… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shrug — [[t]ʃrʌ̱g[/t]] shrugs, shrugging, shrugged VERB If you shrug, you raise your shoulders to show that you are not interested in something or that you do not know or care about something. I shrugged, as if to say, Why not? ... [V n] The man shrugged … English dictionary
shrug — shrug1 [ ʃrʌg ] verb intransitive or transitive ** to move your shoulders up and let them drop to show that you do not know something or do not care: Why not? she asked. Tony shrugged his shoulders. ,shrug off phrasal verb transitive 1. ) to show … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
