shrug
shrug Lexical Profile
shrug Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An act or instance of raising and contracting the shoulders, typically to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference.
"He answered the difficult question with a noncommittal shrug."
A woman's close-fitting, cropped cardigan or jacket that covers only the shoulders and arms.
"She wore a knitted silver shrug over her sleeveless evening dress."
• verb
To raise and contract the shoulders briefly, especially as a gesture expressing doubt, ignorance, or indifference.
"When asked where the missing keys might be, she simply shrugged."
To wriggle or draw oneself into or out of a garment by moving the shoulders.
"He quickly shrugged out of his wet coat and hung it by the door."
• Rhymes for shrug
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in Middle English as 'schruggen', meaning to shiver or hunch up the shoulders; it is likely of Scandinavian origin and related to Danish 'skrukke' (to stoop or crouch).