shouldered
Carried the weight
Shouldered is the past tense of shoulder, meaning to carry or push with the shoulder: He shouldered his bag and left, She shouldered through the crowd.
To shoulder responsibility or blame is to accept it.
Shouldered also describes something having shoulders of a particular kind: broad-shouldered, narrow-shouldered.
Steadied against force
- proppedHeld in position
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- upheldAffirmed on review
- sustainedKept up continuously
buttressed · steadied · reinforced · carried · supported · underpinned · bolstered
State of being answerable
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
accountability · mantle · onus · role · task · commitment · liability · guilt
Strapped bag worn dorsally
- rucksackBag carried on shoulders
- knapsackBack-worn carrying bag
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- packGroup or compress
duffel · satchel · bag · luggage · load · yoke · pole · beam
Pushed with force
- jostledRoughly pushed or bumped
- elbowedPushed with arm joint
- nudgedPushed gently to prompt
- bumpedStruck with impact
thrust · barged · forced · muscled · bulldozed · rammed · pressed · crowded
Shoulder cap muscles
- trapeziusDiamond-shaped back muscle
- rotator cuffShoulder's muscular support system
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- jointShared by multiple parties
socket · clavicle · scapula · muscles · tendons · biceps · separation · dislocation
braced
Steadied against force
sustained · buttressed · steadied · reinforced · carried · supported · underpinned · bolstered
responsibility
State of being answerable
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
blame · accountability · mantle · onus · role · task · commitment · liability · guilt · charge
backpack
Strapped bag worn dorsally
pack · duffel · satchel · bag · luggage · load · yoke · pole · beam · burden
shoved
Pushed with force
bumped · thrust · barged · forced · muscled · bulldozed · rammed · pressed · crowded · brushed
deltoids
Shoulder cap muscles
- trapeziusDiamond-shaped back muscle
- rotator cuffShoulder's muscular support system
- bladeFlat cutting edge
joint · socket · clavicle · scapula · muscles · tendons · biceps · separation · dislocation · injury
- took onassumed, undertook, undertaken, tackled, embraced
shoulderedgave way
Failed to hold
yielded · retreated · stepped aside · backed away · recoiled
- cold shoulderIntentional dismissive treatment
- head & shouldersMuch greater than competitors
- shoulder bladesFlat upper back bones
- shoulder to shoulderAdjacent and aligned laterally
- shoulder padsUpper body protective gear
- shoulder to cry onSupportive person for troubles