shoulder-barge

shoulder-barge noun: the act of running into someone so that they are shoved by one's shoulder.

Noun

shoulder-barge (plural shoulder-barges)

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.2019 May 1, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian

shoulder-barge (third-person singular simple present shoulder-barges, present participle shoulder-barging, simple past and past participle shoulder-barged)

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.2014 January 2, S.J.A. Turney, Marius' Mules VI: Caesar's Vow, Victrix Books, →ISBN
- The gate screeched in protest as she shoulder-barged it open and shoved it closed again.2021 August 10, Eden Darry, Quiet Village, Bold Strokes Books Inc, →ISBN

Noun
plural	shoulder-barges
Verb
third-person singular present	shoulder-barges
present participle	shoulder-barging
past participle	shoulder-barged
past	shoulder-barged

What does shoulder-barge mean?: Shoulder-barge means the act of running into someone so that they are shoved by one's shoulder.
What part of speech is shoulder-barge?: Shoulder-barge can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of shoulder-barge?: The plural of shoulder-barge is shoulder-barges.

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