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SHRUG OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shrug off mean? 

SHRUG OFF (verb)
  The verb SHRUG OFF has 1 sense:

1. minimize the importance of, brush asideplay

  Familiarity information: SHRUG OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHRUG OFF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Minimize the importance of, brush aside

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points

Hypernyms (to "shrug off" is one way to...):

brush aside; brush off; discount; dismiss; disregard; ignore; push aside (bar from attention or consideration)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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