Associations to the word «Shrug»
Noun
Adjective
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
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.