Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoulder-barge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: shoul-der-barge
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of running into someone so that they are shoved by one's shoulder.

verb

To run into someone so that they are shoved by one's shoulder.

Example Sentences

"Milner made sure, with a shoulder-barge to send Messi into touch, that the Argentinian knew of his presence in this rematch."
"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."
"The gate screeched in protest as she shoulder-barged it open and shoved it closed again."

Inflected Forms

shoulder-barges (plural) shoulder-barges (present, singular) shoulder-barging (participle, present) shoulder-barged (participle, past) shoulder-barged (past)

Questions

What does shoulder-barge mean?: The act of running into someone so that they are shoved by one's shoulder.

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