different between reject vs shrug

English

Etymology

From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin r?iectus, past participle of r?icere (“to throw back”), from r?- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Middle English forwerpen (“to reject”) (from Old English forweorpan), Middle English forcasten (“to reject, throw away”) (from Old Norse forkasta), Middle English skirpen (“to reject, spew out”) (from Old Norse skirpa (“to reject, spit out”)), Middle English wernen (“to refuse, reject”) (from Old English wiernan (“to refuse, reject”)), Middle English withchosen, withchesen (“to reject, choose against”) (from Old English wiþ??osan (“to reject”)).

Pronunciation

• (verb) enPR: r?j?kt?, IPA^(key): /???d??kt/
• (noun) enPR: r??j?kt, IPA^(key): /??i?d??kt/
• Hyphenation: re?ject
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

reject (third-person singular simple present rejects, present participle rejecting, simple past and past participle rejected)

1. (transitive) To refuse to accept.

2. (basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
3. To refuse a romantic advance.

Synonyms

• (refuse to accept): decline, refuse, turn down, repudiate, disown, abnegate, abjure, deny

Antonyms

• (refuse to accept): accept, take up

Translations

Noun

reject (plural rejects)

1. Something that is rejected.
2. (derogatory slang) An unpopular person.
3. (colloquial) a rejected defective product in a production line.
4. (aviation) A rejected takeoff.

Synonyms

• (something that is rejected): castaway
• (an unpopular person): outcast, castaway, alien
• (rejected takeoff): RTO

Related terms

• rejection

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”). Compare also Old English scrincan (“to shrink”). More at shrink.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

shrug (plural shrugs)

1. A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.

   He dismissed my comment with a shrug.

2. A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.

Translations

Verb

shrug (third-person singular simple present shrugs, present participle shrugging, simple past and past participle shrugged)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.

   I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.

   When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.

   • He […] shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.

Translations

See also

• ¯\_(?)_/¯

Anagrams

• Rughs