unshoulder

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verb

To remove (a burden) from one's shoulder.

“The soldier unshouldered his gun.”

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Meanings

verbunshoulder (third-person singular simple present unshoulders, present participle unshouldering, simple past and past participle unshouldered)

present singular third person unshoulders · participle present unshouldering · participle past unshouldered · past unshouldered

  1. transitiveTo remove (a burden) from one's shoulder.

    The soldier unshouldered his gun.

    1 more example

    The schoolboy unshouldered his backpack.

Origin

From un- + shoulder.

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APA

unshoulder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshoulder

MLA

“unshoulder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshoulder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unshoulder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshoulder.

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