Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shrug

1 sense of shrug

Sense 1
shrug -- (a gesture involving the shoulders)
       => gesture, motion -- (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)

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

1 sense of shrug

Sense 1
shrug -- (raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation)
       => gesticulate, gesture, motion -- (show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave")
          Phrasal Verb-> shrug off#1