| Shrug 1. (v. t.) To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. 2. (v. i.) To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. 3. (n.) A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt. Thesaurus Entries accept, bearing, beck, beckon, body language, carriage, charade, chironomy, condone, countenance, dactylology, deaf-and-dumb alphabet, dumb show, gesticulate, gesticulation, gesture, gesture language, grin and abide, hand signal, kinesics, let go by, let pass, mime, motion, motion to, movement, obey, overlook, pantomime, poise, pose, posture, rise above, saw the air, shrug it off, shrug the shoulders, sign language, stance, submit to, wave the arms, yield to |