From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Shrug \Shrug\ (shr[u^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shrugged}
(shr[u^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrugging} (shr[u^]g"g[i^]ng).]
[Probably akin to shrink, p. p. shrunk; cf. Dan. skrugge,
skrukke, to stoop, dial. Sw. skrukka, skruga, to crouch.]
To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of
expressing doubt, indifference, dislike, dread, or the like.
[1913 Webster]
He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.
--Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Shrug \Shrug\, v. i.
To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing doubt,
indifference, dislike, dread, or the like.
[1913 Webster]
They grin, they shrug.
They bow, they snarl, they snatch, they hug. --Swift.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
shrug \shrug\, n.
A gesture consisting of drawing up the shoulders, -- a motion
usually expressing doubt, indifference, or dislike; -- it is
sometimes accompanied by a slight turning of the hands
outward or upward. Such a gesture may be made, as in
answering "who knows" to a question, suggesting utter
ignorance of an answer and a disinclination to pursue the
topic further.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
On Sept. 23, in a major speech in New York, the
chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commision,
Arthur Levitt asked the Big Board to spike the rule
[Rule 390] in the interest of free and unfettered
markets. . . . Mr. Grasso responded with a shrug,
saying that he had no plans to kill the rule.
--Gretchen
Morgenson (N.
Y. Times Nov.
28, 1999 sect.
3 p. 1.
[PJC]
The Spaniards talk in dialogues
Of heads and shoulders, nods and shrugs. --Hudibras.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shrug
n 1: a gesture involving the shoulders
v 1: raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or
resignation
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