noun

shoulder

shoulder, verge

My shoulder hurts.

My shoulder hurts.

He tapped me on the shoulder.

He tapped me on the shoulder.

Pull the car onto the shoulder.

Pull the car onto the verge.

((sb.'s)) shoulder (sb.'s) body part My shoulder hurts.

the shoulder of the road the side of the road Pull over to the shoulder of the road.

Synonyms: (road) verge, side

From Old English "sculdor", of Germanic origin.

Picture shrugging your shoulders, or a car pulled over on the shoulder of the road.

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