1. The part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
   "She carried the heavy bag on her right shoulder"
    
2. A ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
   "The shoulder joint allows for a wide range of arm movements";
   - shoulder joint, articulatio humeri
    
3. A cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
   "The butcher recommended a pork shoulder for pulled pork"
    
4. The part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder
   "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"
    
5. A narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
   "the car pulled off onto the shoulder";
   - berm
    
6. A projecting part or edge
   "The shoulder of the mountain"

1. Carry a burden, either real or metaphoric
   "shoulder the burden"
    
2. Lift onto one's shoulders
   "He shouldered the heavy backpack"
    
3. Push with the shoulders
   "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

Derived forms: shoulders, shouldered, shouldering

Type of: articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, body part, bring up, carry, cloth covering, cotyloid joint, cut, cut of meat, edge, elevate, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, get up, lift, raise, spheroid joint, thrust, transport

Part of: body, chuck, chuck steak, garment, road, route, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Shoulder, cheeks and maw