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  1. 1. v. t. To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a gesture involving the shoulders Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation Source: wordnet
  6. 6. To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities. Addison. To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. They grin, they shrug. They bow, they snarl, they snatch, they hug. Swift. A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt. The Spaniards talk in dialogues Of heads and shoulders, nods and shrugs. Hudibras. Source: webster
  7. 7. To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way ofexpressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities. Addison. Source: adambom
  8. 8. n:16/v:84 n. a gesture involving the shoulders v. raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation Source: ecdict

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