shrugSHRUG, v.i. To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing horror or dissatisfaction. They grin, they shrug, They bow, they snarl, they scratch, they hug. Swift. SHRUG, n. A drawing up of the shoulders; a motion usually expressing dislike. The Spaniards talk in dialogues Of heads and shoulders, nods and shrugs. Hudibras. |