Associations to the word «Shrug»

Wiktionary

SHRUG, noun. A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference.
SHRUG, noun. A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
SHRUG, verb. (ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
SHRUG OFF, verb. (idiomatic) To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent.

Dictionary definition

SHRUG, noun. A gesture involving the shoulders.
SHRUG, verb. Raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King