Noun

• S: (n) shoulder (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)
• S: (n) shoulder (a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg)
• S: (n) shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri (a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula)
• S: (n) shoulder (the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder) "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• part holonym
• S: (n) shoulder, berm (a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road) "the car pulled off onto the shoulder"

Verb

• S: (v) shoulder (lift onto one's shoulders)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) shoulder (push with the shoulders) "He shouldered his way into the crowd"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) thrust (push forcefully) "He thrust his chin forward"
• S: (v) jab, prod, stab, poke, dig (poke or thrust abruptly) "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
• S: (v) stab, jab (stab or pierce) "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
• S: (v) shoulder (push with the shoulders) "He shouldered his way into the crowd"
• S: (v) boost (push or shove upward, as if from below or behind) "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"
• S: (v) force, drive, ram (force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically) "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
• S: (v) ram, ram down, pound (strike or drive against with a heavy impact) "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
• S: (v) punch (drive forcibly as if by a punch) "the nail punched through the wall"
• S: (v) dig (thrust down or into) "dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) shoulder (carry a burden, either real or metaphoric) "shoulder the burden"