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shoulder-barge en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. The act of running into someone so that they are shoved by one's shoulder.
    • Milner made sure, with a shoulder-barge to send Messi into touch, that the Argentinian knew of his presence in this rematch. 2019 May 1, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian:

Forms

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shoulder-barges Number=Plur lexicographic

shoulder-barge en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To run into someone so that they are shoved by one's shoulder.
    • The dismounted soldiers - mostly the rare Roman regular cavalry, with a number of auxiliary Gauls alongside - were shoulder-barging the door, which was shaking and cracking with each thump. 2014 January 2, S.J.A. Turney, Marius' Mules VI: Caesar's Vow, Victrix Books, →ISBN:
    • The gate screeched in protest as she shoulder-barged it open and shoved it closed again. 2021 August 10, Eden Darry, Quiet Village, Bold Strokes Books Inc, →ISBN:

Forms

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shoulder-barged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shoulder-barged Tense=Past lexicographic
shoulder-barges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
shoulder-barging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic