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Meaning of shouldering

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shouldering

verb

Definitions

  1. To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.

  2. To put (something) on one's shoulders.

  3. To place (something) against one's shoulders.

  4. To bear a burden, as a financial obligation.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of pushing or barging with the shoulder.

  2. The process of bracing a load with a jutting structural member such as a corbel or bracket.

  3. A flanged portion of something, similar to a lip but occurring on the side rather than the rim.

  4. The rounding and raising of the top edges of slate tiles.