Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shrug
Shrug
shrug
v. & n. --v. (shrugged, shrugging) 1 intr. slightly and momentarily raise the shoulders to express indifference, helplessness, contempt, etc. 2 tr. a raise (the shoulders) in this way. b shrug the shoulders to express (indifference etc.) (shrugged his consent). --n. the act or an instance of shrugging. Phrases and idioms shrug off dismiss as unimportant etc. by or as if by shrugging. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.
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I. verb (~ged; ~ging) Etymology: Middle English schruggen Date: 14th century intransitive verb to raise or draw in the shoulders especially to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertainty, transitive verb to lift or contract (the shoulders) especially to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertainty, II. noun Date: 1594 an act of ~ging, a woman's small waist-length or shorter jacket ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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