shouldering

Pluralshoulderings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of shoulder. Use this form for an action happening right now.

   He is shouldering the heavy crate into the back of the truck.

   The volunteers are shouldering sandbags to build the flood wall.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A hard push or bump given with the shoulder.

   Like using your shoulder to push hard, the way you bump open a stuck door.

   The shouldering he gave the stuck gate pushed it open.

   A quick shouldering knocked the other player off balance.

   Similarshove, barge, charge, push

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The way a load is held up by a part that sticks out from a wall, like a small ledge or support.

   Like a small ledge built out from a wall to hold up something heavy.

   The old wall used shouldering to hold up the heavy roof beam.

   Builders relied on shouldering to support the upper floor.

   Similarcorbeling, bracing

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   The shaping of slate tiles by rounding and lifting their top edges.

   Like rounding off the corners of a stack of cards so they sit together more neatly.

   The roofer finished the shouldering on each slate before fitting it.

   Careful shouldering keeps the slate tiles sitting flat on the roof.

5. 5
   nouncountable

   A raised part on the side of an object, like a lip but found on the side instead of the rim.

   Like the ledge on the side of a bottle where it gets narrower.

   The bottle's shouldering kept the label from sliding down.

   A small shouldering ran along the side of the metal casting.

   Similarflange, ridge

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