SHRUG meaning: Gesture expressing indifference or uncertainty

We found 32 dictionaries that define the word shrug:

General (27 matching dictionaries)

shrug: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
shrug: Merriam-Webster
shrug: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
shrug: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
shrug: Collins English Dictionary
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Shrug, shrug: Wordnik
shrug: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
shrug: Wiktionary
shrug: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
shrug: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
shrug: Infoplease Dictionary
shrug: Dictionary.com
shrug (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
shrug: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Shrug (band), Shrug (clothing), Shrug: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Shrug: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
shrug: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
shrug: Rhymezone
shrug: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
shrug: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
shrug: FreeDictionary.org
shrug: Mnemonic Dictionary
shrug: TheFreeDictionary.com
shrug: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

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shrug: Idioms

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Shrug: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
▸ noun:  A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
▸ verb:  (ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.

Similar:

headshake, handwave, harumph, scoff, Shug, headshaking, grunt, blench, bluff, jiggle, more...

Opposite:

nod

Types:

shoulder shrug, half shrug, full shrug, one-shoulder shrug, cropped shrug, bolero shrug, open-front shrug, tie-front shrug, more...

Phrases:

shrug off, Shoulder shrug, shrug it off, shrug off aggressively, mental shrug, more...

Adjectives:

little, slight, small, helpless, careless, expressive, impatient, contemptuous, indifferent, resigned, apologetic

Colors:

gray, beige, taupe, mauve, lavender, more...