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shoulder

• the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
• a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
• a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
• the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder; "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"
• a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder"
• lift onto one's shoulders
• push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"
• carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"