SHRUG

shrug

(noun) a gesture involving the shoulders

shrug

(verb) raise one’s shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

shrug (plural shrugs)

A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference.

A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.

Verb

shrug (third-person singular simple present shrugs, present participle shrugging, simple past and past participle shrugged)

(ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.

Anagrams

• Rughs

Source: Wiktionary

Shrug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shrugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrugging.] Etym: [Probably akin to shrink, p. p. shrunk; cf. Dan. skrugge, skrukke, to stoop, dial. Sw. skrukka, skruga, to crouch.]

Definition: To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities. Addison.

Shrug, v. i.

Definition: To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. They grin, they shrug. They bow, they snarl, they snatch, they hug. Swift.

Shrug, n.

Definition: A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt. The Spaniards talk in dialogues Of heads and shoulders, nods and shrugs. Hudibras.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition