What is the meaning of shoulder?

noun

• The part of the body between the neck and the upper arm.
• A cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg.
• A ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula.
  • synonyms: shoulder joint, articulatio humeri
• The part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder.
  • usage: "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"
• A narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road.
  • usage: "the car pulled off onto the shoulder"
  • synonyms: berm

verb

• Lift onto one's shoulders.
• Push with the shoulders.
  • usage: "He shouldered his way into the crowd"
• Carry a burden, either real or metaphoric.
  • usage: "shoulder the burden"