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shoulder

verb as in be responsible for

Strongest matches

Strong matches

verb as in push, jostle

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"Our batting is not consistent. The lower order has done a decent job, but the top order needs to shoulder more responsibility," Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana conceded after the defeat.

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He did so with several chips on his shoulder.

England have a fitness concern over their own captain, after Ben Stokes missed the final Test against India in July with a shoulder injury.

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"You ask any football manager if they want someone on his shoulder ready to take his job and it was obvious where this one was going," said Fairclough.

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Pure climbers have calm body language: quiet shoulders, steady hips, legs that flutter on the pedals instead of pounding away.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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