shouldered

Speech parts

1. shouldered - Adjective

2. shouldered - Verb

Meaning

of Shoulder

Having shoulders; -- used in composition; as, a broad-shouldered man.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

force accepted bear carry attempted accept armed assumed lift assume push thrust shoulder backed bore
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Antonyms

avoid decline destroy pull ruin discourage
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Phrases with the word

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Examples

The poorest residents of the gulf coast were most affected by the devastating hurricanes, and the poorest Americans have shouldered a disproportionate share of the burden in Iraq. Marty Meehan

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator. Confucius

Down through the tomb's inward arch He has shouldered out into Limbo to gather them, dazed, from dreamless slumber... Denise Levertov

What we have at present is a system of loss socialism. Whatever goes wrong is shouldered by the general public and anything that works is privatised. Worshippers of market freedom have suspended the most important economic principle: Risk and liability go hand in hand. Sigmar Gabriel

Is the standard of this army a black one? Is the commander of this army a tall, powerfully built, broad shouldered man with a large beard and a few pock marks on his face? Then beware of fighting this army. Khalid ibn al-Walid

stoop-shouldered Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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