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Meaning of "shrug off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHRUG OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHRUG OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shrug off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SHRUG OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shrug off in the English dictionary

The first definition of shrug off in the dictionary is to minimize the importance of; dismiss. Other definition of shrug off is to get rid of. Shrug off is also to wriggle out of or push off.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHRUG OFF

shrow
shrowd
shrub
shrub layer
shrubberies
shrubbery
shrubbier
shrubbiest
shrubbiness
shrubby
shrubland
shrubless
shrublike
shrug
shrugged
shrugging
shrunk
shrunken

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHRUG OFF

beg off
better off
bog off
bring off
cut off
damping off
day off
drop off
get off
hold off
kick off
on and off
ring off
show off
sling off
sugaring off
take off
telling off
ticking off
turn off

Synonyms and antonyms of shrug off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHRUG OFF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shrug off» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shrug off

Translation of «shrug off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHRUG OFF

Find out the translation of shrug off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shrug off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shrug off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摆脱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caso omiso de
570 millions of speakers

English

shrug off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हिलाना बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تتجاهل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обращают на него
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

livrar-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ignorer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyusut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abschütteln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一笑に付す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어깨를 으쓱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shrug off
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhún vai ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அஞ்சலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद औदासिन्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

umursamamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scrollarsi di dosso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zrzucić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звертають на нього
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

minimizăm
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαχωρίζουν τη θέση τους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afgesit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skaka av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skuldertrekning av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shrug off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRUG OFF»

The term «shrug off» is regularly used and occupies the 94.424 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRUG OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shrug off

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHRUG OFF»

Discover the use of shrug off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shrug off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Strange Non-death of Neo-liberalism
Colin Crouch argues in this book that it will shrug off this challenge. The reason is that while neo-liberalism seems to be about free markets, in practice it is concerned with the dominance over public life of the giant corporation.
Colin Crouch, 2013
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The Primal Shrug: A Technique for Straightening Out Your ...
We may be able to Primally Shrug off our co-workers, but if we do the same to money, won't we be out picking shit with the chickens before long? Nonetheless, I 'm going to apply the Primal Shrug to money with as much impunity as I do to ...
Ryan Layne Whitney, 2001
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Untitled
"phrasal verb shrug sth off [M] not worryk 1 to treat somethingas ifit isnot importantornota problem: The stock market shrugged off the economic gloom and rose by 1.5%. * You're a father and you can't simply shrug off your responsibility for your ...
4
Blerwytirhwng?: The Place of Welsh Pop Music
Two songs from the album, 'Shrug Off the Complex' and 'Tryweryn' illustrate the type of Welshness being negotiated in mid- Wales in the last years of the twentieth century.35 Gonna shrug off the complex with help from my lyrics not the result ...
Sarah Hill, 2007
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
0 You're a father and you can't simply shrug off your responsibility for your children. NOT KEEP© 2 to get rid of something unpleasant that you do not want: I hope I can shrug off this cold before I go on holiday. o The city is trying to shrug off its ...
‎2008
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
The runner has been trying hard to shrug off a back injury that doesn't seem to go away. * Related vocabulary shrug your shoulders at shoulders shuffle lost in the shuffle ignored or forgotten ♢ In conflicts between doctors and insurance ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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Boyfriend University: Take Advantage of Your Man and Learn ...
But we areall better served bythe ability to shrug off losses, both big and small. And ifyou weren't born with the innate ability tomove on, hereissome advice Jennifer gleaned at the track: We can't control everything, so the outcome is never ...
Jennifer Sander, Lynne Rominger, 2009
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
»ffift3&M«#JfEK#W ? ) to shrink on (ffitfrHjta*M%££K&£& shrinking shrinking violet (P) Steffi A ; &WSfS -t-WA shrug to shrug off 1. ^JIBf ; if-- ^Jl-^ (He shrugged of) their criticism. "ftkSMtii flMffl:3f**tt¥ □ ) 2. BR ; (My daddy can shrug off all his ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Early 1900s] shrug off 1. Minimize the importance of, as in That nasty review didn 't bother him at all; he just shrugged it off. [Early 1900s] 2. Get rid of, as in She managed to shrug offher drowsiness and keep driving. [Mid-1900s] 3. Wriggle out  ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
10
Where Thousands Fell
And if I was prompted by common sense to shrug off this hostile presence, or to think of it as the effect of over-indulgence in Joseph Conrad, a visit to the hospital would always bring it back. You don't shrug off jungle rot or scrub typhus. For that  ...
William J. Leonard, William J. Leonard, S. J., 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHRUG OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shrug off is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Global stocks shrug off China volatility
Tuesday 21:00 BST. World equity markets managed to brush aside renewed volatility for Chinese stocks as the mood was lifted by generally well received ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
It is getting harder to shrug off China's crash
Australian stocks have, prior to this week, largely shrugged off the China rout, achieving a fleeting uptrend since Greece agreed to its bailout on July 13. «Business Spectator, Jul 15»
3
Trump supporters in Iowa shrug off McCain controversy
Oskaloosa, Iowa (CNN) Donald Trump returned to Iowa on Saturday one week after setting off a national firestorm about Arizona Sen. John McCain's service in ... «CNN, Jul 15»
4
UK finance chiefs 'shrug off' European fears
Never mind “Grexit” — the finance chiefs of some of Britain's biggest companies are planning to expand and take more risk despite the turmoil in Europe. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
Republicans shrug off Pope Francis' climate message
But when he kicked off his campaign earlier this year in Vermont, he didn't mention immigration. Sanders is an independent senator from Vermont seeking the ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
6
Activist hedge funds shrug off SEC collusion probe
The Securities and Exchange Commission appears to have its sights on activist investors, but the hedge fund industry isn't concerned about a crippling ... «CNBC, Jun 15»
7
Governors Largely Shrug Off McConnell's Call to Boycott Clean …
May 15--Oklahoma will not draft its own plan to implement the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, but other governors appear to be reluctant ... «Bloomberg BNA, May 15»
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Irranca-Davies: Welsh Labour must 'shrug off' idea it is natural party …
Welsh Labour needs to "shrug off" the idea it is still the natural party of Wales, their MP for Ogmore has said. Huw Irranca-Davies, who has announced he is ... «BBC News, May 15»
9
Employers shrug off Obamacare, robbing Republicans of a …
Cathey Park of Cambridge, Massachusetts wears a cast for her broken wrist with "I Love Obamacare" written upon it prior to U.S. President Barack Obama's ... «Yahoo Finance, May 15»
10
Japanese shares shrug off negative data
The Nikkei 225 index closed up 0.4% to 20,058.95 as investors shrugged off news that retail sales fell at the fastest pace in 17 years in March. Retail sales for ... «BBC News, Apr 15»

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