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shrug
Definitions
(Verb) To raise the shoulders in defiance.Usage: At the announcement of the demolition of the wall that divided Berlin, he simply shrugged his shoulders.
(Noun or verb, depending upon context) To raise one's shoulders, to signal "I don't know"
Usage: "Shrug" by definition applies to the shoulders only. E.g., one never shrugs one's eyes.
(Noun or verb, depending upon your meaning). One upward hiking of shoulders/neutral expression on face: "I don't care".
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