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Definitions for Shrug

[1] to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
[2] to raise and contract the shoulders.
[3] the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
[4] a short sweater or jacket that ends above or at the waistline.
[5] shrug off , to disregard; minimize: to shrug off an insult. to rid oneself of: to shrug off the effects of a drug.
[6] to draw up and drop (the shoulders) abruptly in a gesture expressing indifference, contempt, ignorance, etc
[7] the gesture so made
[8] a woman's short jacket or close-fitting cardigan

Words related to Shrug

nod, signal, sign, token, indication, action, reminder, expression, salute, hurtle, fling, bump, flop, jolt, bounce, snatch, wriggle, wiggle, wrench, lug

Words nearby Shrug

shrub, shrub layer, shrubbery, shrubby, shrubby cinquefoil, shrug, shrug off, shrug one's shoulders, shrunk, shrunken, sht.

Origin of Shrug

1350–1400; (v.) Middle English schruggen to shudder, shrug < ?; (noun) late Middle English shrugge a tug, pull, derivative of the v.

Other words from Shrug

un·shrug·ging , adjective

Word origin for Shrug

C14: of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Shrug

action, bow, curtsy, expression, genuflection, indication, intimation, mime, motion, nod, pantomime, reminder, salute, sign, signal, token, wave, wink, body language, high sign, kinesics, sign language