Shoulder definition

Shoulder

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WordNet

(1) Narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road

(2) The part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

(3) A ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

(4) A cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal

(5) Push with the shoulders

"He shouldered his way into the crowd"

(6) Carry a burden, either real or metaphoric

"Shoulder the burden"

(7) Lift onto one's shoulders

WiktionaryText

The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding area.

The parrot was sitting on Steve's shoulder.
A part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency; a hard shoulder (UK)

He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire.