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12 PHRASE If people work or stand shoulder to shoulder , they work together in order to achieve something, or support each other. □  They could fight shoulder-to-shoulder against a common enemy.

13a chip on one's shoulder → see chip

14to rub shoulders with → see rub

shou lder-bag (shoulder-bags ) N‑COUNT A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.

shou l|der blade (shoulder blades ) N‑COUNT Your shoulder blades are the two large, flat, triangular bones that you have in the upper part of your back, below your shoulders.

shou lder-hi gh ADJ [usu ADJ n] A shoulder-high object is as high as your shoulders. □  …a shoulder-high hedge. ● ADV [ADV after v] Shoulder-high is also an adverb. □  They picked up Oliver and carried him shoulder high into the garage.

shou lder-length ADJ [usu ADJ n] Shoulder-length hair is long enough to reach your shoulders.

shou l|der pad (shoulder pads ) N‑COUNT Shoulder pads are small pads that are put inside the shoulders of a jacket, coat, or other article of clothing in order to raise them.

shou l|der strap (shoulder straps )

1 N‑COUNT The shoulder straps on a piece of clothing such as a dress are two narrow straps that go over the shoulders.

2 N‑COUNT A shoulder strap on a bag is a long strap that you put over your shoulder to carry the bag.

shouldn't /ʃʊ d ^ə nt/ Shouldn't is the usual spoken form of 'should not'.

should've /ʃʊdəv/ Should've is the usual spoken form of 'should have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb.

shout ◆◇◇ /ʃaʊ t/ (shouts , shouting , shouted )

1 VERB If you shout , you say something very loudly, usually because you want people a long distance away to hear you or because you are angry. □ [V ] He had to shout to make himself heard above the near gale-force wind. □ [V with quote] 'She's alive!' he shouted triumphantly. □ [V + for ] Andrew rushed out of the house, shouting for help. □ [V + at ] You don't have to shout at me. □ [V + at ] I shouted at mother to get the police. □ [V n] The driver managed to escape from the vehicle and shout a warning. [Also V that] ● N‑COUNT Shout is also a noun. □ [+ of ] The decision was greeted with shouts of protest from opposition MPs. □  I heard a distant shout.

2 PHRASE If you say that someone is in with a shout of achieving or winning something, you mean that they have a chance of achieving or winning it. [INFORMAL ] □  He knew he was in with a shout of making Craig Brown's squad for Japan.

▸  shout down PHRASAL VERB If people shout down someone who is trying to speak, they prevent that person from being heard by shouting at them. □ [V n P ] They shouted him down when he tried to explain his point of view. □ [V P n] There were scuffles when hecklers began to shout down the speakers.

▸  shout out PHRASAL VERB If you shout something out , you say it very loudly so that people can hear you clearly. □ [V P n] They shouted out the names of those detained. □ [V P with quote] I shouted out 'I'm OK'. □ [V n P ] I wanted to shout it out, let her know what I had overheard. [Also V P ]

shou t|ing match (shouting matches ) N‑COUNT A shouting match is an angry quarrel in which people shout at each other. □ [+ with ] We had a real shouting match with each other. [Also + between ]

shout|out /ʃaʊ taʊt/ (shoutouts ) N‑COUNT A shoutout is a public greeting to a named person, especially on the radio or on television. □  I just want to give a shoutout to my friends Bill and Jack.

shove /ʃʌ v/ (shoves , shoving , shoved )