Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shoulder

3 senses of shoulder

Sense 1
shoulder -- (lift onto one's shoulders)
       => raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up -- (raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load")

Sense 2
shoulder -- (push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd")
       => thrust -- (push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward")

Sense 3
shoulder -- (carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden")
       => transport, carry -- (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river")

Similarity of adj shouldered

1 sense of shouldered

Sense 1
shouldered -- (having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form; "stoop-shouldered"; "broad-shouldered")