Shrug

What do we mean by shrug?

To raise (the shoulders), especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference. intransitive verb

To raise the shoulders, especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference. intransitive verb

An expressive gesture of raising the shoulders. noun

A very short woman's jacket or sweater, having long or short sleeves and usually worn open down the front. noun

To minimize the importance of. phrasal verb

To get rid of. phrasal verb

To wriggle out of (clothing). phrasal verb

An expressive drawing up of the shoulders: a characteristic manner of expressing doubt, indifference, discontent, contempt, etc., or, rarely, relief or resignation. noun

A hitching up of the clothes. noun

To shrink or shiver with or as with cold; draw up the limbs in a nervous shiver.

To raise or draw up and contract the shoulders with a sudden, nervous movement: an expression usually of doubt, indifference, discontent, dislike, contempt, etc.

Reflexively, to draw up the shoulders of in a shrug.

To draw up with a sudden, nervous movement; contract in a shrug.

To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing doubt, indifference, dislike, dread, or the like. transitive verb

To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing doubt, indifference, dislike, dread, or the like. intransitive verb

A gesture consisting of drawing up the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing doubt, indifference, or dislike; -- it is sometimes accompanied by a slight turning of the hands outward or upward. Such a gesture may be made, as in answering "who knows" to a question, suggesting utter ignorance of an answer and a disinclination to pursue the topic further. noun

A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference. noun

A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted. noun

To raise the shoulders to express a lack of knowledge or certainty. verb

To raise the shoulders to express a lack of concern or worry. verb

A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.

A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.

Words that are spelled similarly to shrug:
shrug, shrub, shug, sprug, shrum, shrag, serug, shru.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word shrug:
shoulders, indifference, gesture, off, patrol, say, snow, seems, damage, know, felt, simply, ball, move, saying, band.

Words that rhyme with shrug:
bug, drug, smug, plug, slug, thug, mug, snug, lug, rug, tug, hug, jug, humbug, pug, ugh, chug, dug, sprig, ladybug, debug, unplug, june bug, zug, sprug, jitterbug, firebug, doug, earplug, krug, spark plug, water bug, bed bug, bear hug, boat bug, kissing bug, tarnished plant bug, schug, abzug, antidrug, klug, hard drug, wonder drug, sugg, assassin bug, sea slug, mealy bug, designer drug, toby jug, lace bug, beer mug, may bug, soft drug, prayer rug, rugg, cancer drug, ethical drug, throw rug, lightning bug, prescription drug, wall plug, squash bug, wheel bug, psychedelic drug, sparking plug, pill bug, scatter rug, hallucinogenic drug, shag rug, sweep under the rug, carpet bug, medicinal drug, sedative drug, street drug, bunny hug, coffee mug, rose bug, hugg, potato bug, antibiotic drug, bugg, antibacterial drug, antidepressant drug, fertility drug, phone plug, sulfa drug, thunder mug, giant water bug, leaf bug, true bug, sow bug, tanjug, astringent drug, male plug, diuretic drug, plant bug, telephone plug, water jug, whiskey jug, bugge.

Adjectives that are often used to describe shrug:
little, slight, small, helpless, careless, expressive, impatient, contemptuous, indifferent, resigned, apologetic, gallic, casual, mental, imperceptible, dismissive, faint, half, tiny, nonchalant, noncommittal, exaggerated, french, quick, significant, patient, eloquent, weary, hopeless, elaborate, characteristic, perceptible, angry, deprecatory, embarrassed, philosophical, fatalistic, disdainful, light, slightest, scornful, mere, rueful, modest, sad, cynical, silent, easy, elegant, slow, negligent, brief, tired, shoulder, usual, gentle, wry, delicate, shouldered, incredulous, verbal, nervous, sheepish, ironic, philosophic, amused, vague, lazy, collective, graceful, pretty, regretful, natured, innocent, exasperated, sympathetic, faintest, melancholy, deprecating, italian, tolerant, involuntary, irritated, familiar, committal, disinterested, facial, polite, comical, latin, uneasy, humorous, puzzled.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective shrug:
shoulders.

Consonant match to shrug:
shrag, schrag, sroge.

Words that sound like shrug:
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