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shoulder check en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US) An instance of looking backwards over one's shoulder while driving or biking, before changing lanes or making a turn, to see if any vehicles are in one's blind spots.
  2. (transitive) An instance of checking (strongly bumping into) with one's shoulder(s).

Forms

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shoulder checks Number=Plur lexicographic

shoulder check en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, intransitive) To look backwards over one's shoulder while driving or biking, before changing lanes or making a turn, to see if any vehicles are in one's blind spots.
  2. (transitive) To check (strongly bump into) with one's shoulder(s).

Forms

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shoulder checks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
shoulder checked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shoulder checked Tense=Past lexicographic
shoulder checking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic