shrug

v., shrugged, shrug·ging, shrugs.

v.tr.
To raise (the shoulders), especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.

v.intr.
To raise the shoulders, especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.

n.

1. An expressive gesture of raising the shoulders.
2. A woman's short jacket or sweater open down the front.

phrasal verb:

shrug off

1. To minimize the importance of: shrugged off the defeat and talked about tonight's game.
2. To get rid of: shrug off a burden.
3. To wriggle out of (clothing).

[Middle English shruggen.]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a gesture involving the shoulders

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The verb shrug has one meaning:

Meaning #1: raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
  Also see: shrug off (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - trække (på skuldrene)
v. intr. - trække på skuldrene
n. - skuldertrækning

idioms:

• shrug off    trække på skuldrene af noget, ryste af

Nederlands (Dutch)
schouderophalen, schokschouderen, schouderophaling, (het) schouderophalen

Français (French)
v. tr. - hausser les épaules
v. intr. - hausser les épaules
n. - haussement d'épaules

idioms:

• shrug off    ignorer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Achselzucken
v. - mit den Achseln zucken

idioms:

• shrug off    abtun

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανα)σήκωμα των ώμων
v. - (ανα)σηκώνω τους ώμους

idioms:

• shrug off    απαξιώ να προσέξω, αποποιούμαι, αντιπαρέρχομαι

Italiano (Italian)
scrollare le spalle, alzata di spalle

idioms:

• shrug off    prendere alla leggera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - encolhimento (m) de ombros
v. - encolher os ombros

idioms:

• shrug off    dar de ombros

Русский (Russian)
пожимание (плечами), жакетик-болеро, пожимать (плечами), тащить

idioms:

• shrug off    не обращать внимания, отделаться (от впечатления), прийти в себя (после выпивки), снимать с себя ответственность, уклоняться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - encoger los hombros, rechazar, expresar con un encogimiento de hombros
v. intr. - encogerse de hombros
n. - encogimiento de hombros

idioms:

• shrug off    no dejarse impresionar, minimizar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - axelryckning
v. - rycka på axlarna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
耸, 耸肩表示, 耸肩, 女带袖短披肩, 女短套衫

idioms:

• shrug off    耸肩表示蔑视, 抖去, 摆脱, 扭身脱掉衣服

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 聳, 聳肩表示
v. intr. - 聳肩
n. - 聳肩, 女帶袖短披肩, 女短套衫

idioms:

• shrug off    聳肩表示蔑視, 抖去, 擺脫, 扭身脫掉衣服

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (어깨를) 으쓱하다
v. intr. - (어깨를) 으쓱하다
n. - 어깨를 으쓱하기, 소매가 짧고 낙낙한 여자용 스웨터

idioms:

• shrug off    무시하다, 떨쳐 버리다, ~에서 빠져나가다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 肩をすくめること, シュラッグ
v. - すくめる

idioms:

• shrug off    無視し去る, 振り捨てる, 無視する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سترة نسويه قصيرة, هز ألكتفين أستهجانا (فعل) يهز كتفه أستهجانا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮משך בכתפיו‬
v. intr. - ‮משך בכתפיו‬
n. - ‮משיכת כתפיים‬

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shrug	Shrug Tops
Shrug Shirt	Navy Shrug