Shrug definition
To draw up (the shoulders), as in expressing indifference, doubt, disdain, contempt, etc.
verb
An expressive gesture of raising the shoulders.
noun
A very short woman's jacket or sweater, having long or short sleeves and usually worn open down the front.
noun
To raise the shoulders, especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.
verb
To raise (the shoulders), especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.
verb
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To shrug is defined as to raise the shoulders in an expression of doubt, rejection or indifference.
An example of to shrug is how a person would raise and lower their shoulders to express that they don't know what they want to do.
verb
The definition of a shrug is a women's short jacket or sweater with wide sleeves.
An example of a shrug is the sleeves that Natalie Portman's character in the movie Black Swan would wear over her leotard when dancing.
noun
The gesture so made.
noun
A woman's short jacket or sweater with wide, loose sleeves.
noun
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(intransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.
When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.
verb
shrug off
- to dismiss or disregard in a carefree way
idiom
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
shrug
Plural:
shrugsIdioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of shrug
- Middle English shruggen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Unknown.
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