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Shrug
/ʃɹʌɡ/
A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
📖 Definitions of "Shrug"
- 1
A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
"He dismissed my comment with a shrug."
- 2
A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
- 1
To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
"I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shrug"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ignoreverb | To deliberately not listen or pay attention to. |
| shrinkverb | (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract. |
| eliminateverb | (transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. |
| brush offverb | (idiomatic) To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant. |
| wave offverb | (transitive) To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture) |
| spurnverb | (ambitransitive) To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn. |
| dismissverb | (transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of. |
| disregardnoun | (transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to. |
| floutverb | (transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action. |
| downplayverb | (transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential. |
| trivializeverb | (transitive) To make something appear trivial |
| minimizeverb | (transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce. |
| scornnoun | (transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise. |
| slightverb | Minor; small in amount |
| snubnoun | Conspicuously short. |
| scoffverb | (intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision. |
| belittleverb | (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. |
| elevateverb | (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position. |
| raiseverb | (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. |
| liftverb | (ambitransitive) To raise or rise. |
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