shoulder

n 1: the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

2: a cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal

3: a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and

a cavity of the scapula [syn: {shoulder joint}, {articulatio

humeri}]

4: strip of unpaved land along the side of a road

v 1: lift onto one's shoulders

2: push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the

crowd"

3: carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the

burden"