shrug

//ˈʃɹʌɡ//

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: shrugs

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): shrug
past (v2): shrugged
past participle (v3): shrugged
present participle: shrugging
3rd person singular: shrugs

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
- He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
2.A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.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.
- He[…] shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3846

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Rare
Academic: Rare
Literature: Uncommon

Etymology

From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”), all from or related to Old Norse skrykkva, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Overall

By learning goal

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.