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shoulder-barge

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of running into someone so that they are shoved by one's shoulder.

    • Milner made sure, with a shoulder-barge to send Messi into touch, that the Argentinian knew of his presence in this rematch.

  2. To run into someone so that they are shoved by one's shoulder.

    • The dismounted soldiers - mostly the rare Roman regular cavalry, with a number of auxiliary Gauls alongside - were shoulder-barging the door, which was shaking and cracking with each thump.
    • The gate screeched in protest as she shoulder-barged it open and shoved it closed again.

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