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Shouldering

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v. Present participle of shoulder.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of pushing or crowding with the shoulder or shoulders.

n. A shoulder; a sloping projection or bank.

n. In slating, a bed of haired lime placed beneath the upper edge of the smaller and thicker sorts of slates, to raise them and aid in making the joints water-tight.

Word Usage

"Reprobates and riff raff who are delinquent in shouldering their obligations to the state will find themselves here, and soon."

Verb Form

shouldered shouldering shoulders

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

spheroid joint enarthrodial joint ball and socket joint enarthrosis articulatio spheroidea

Cross Reference

shoulder-of-mutton sail shoulder to shoulder shoulder arms head and shoulders over the left shoulder

Variant

bastion

Form

shouldered shouldering

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

support jostle crowd bear

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Boulder beholder bolder boulder colder

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

neck arm chest lip knee