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Elbowing

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Noun

1. elbowing

jostling with the elbows

Example Sentences:
'elbowing is a foul in basketball'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Elbowing

see synonyms of elbowing
noun
1. 
the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the junction of the radius and ulna with the humerus
2. 
the corresponding joint or bone of birds or mammals
3. 
the part of a garment that covers the elbow
4. 
something resembling an elbow, such as a sharp bend in a road or river
5.  at one's elbow
6.  out at elbow
7.  up to the elbows with
verb
8. (transitive)
to reject; dismiss. Also: give the elbow
9. 
to make (one's way) by shoving, jostling, etc
10. (transitive)
to knock or shove with or as if with the elbow

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Elbowing

see synonyms of elbowing
noun
1. 
a. 
the joint between the upper and lower arm; esp., the outer part of the angle made by a bent arm
b. 
the joint corresponding to this in the forelimb of quadrupeds
2. 
the part of a sleeve covering the elbow
3. 
anything bent like an elbow, as a fitting for joining plumbing pipes at a 45° or 90° angle
verb transitive
4. 
to shove or jostle with or as with elbows
5. 
to push (one's way) with the elbows or rudely
verb intransitive
6. 
to make one's way by shoving or jostling
7. 
to form an angle

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Elbowing

see synonyms of elbowing
n.
1.
a. The joint or bend of the arm between the forearm and the upper arm.
b. The bony outer projection of this joint.
2. A joint, as of a bird or quadruped, corresponding to the human elbow.
3. Something having a bend or angle similar to an elbow, especially:
a. A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it.
b. A sharp bend in a river or road.
v. el·bowed, el·bow·ing, el·bows
v.tr.
1. To push, jostle, or shove with the elbow: elbowed me in the ribs to get me to stop laughing.
2. To open up (a means of passage, for example) by or as if by use of the elbow: elbowed her way through the crowd.
v.intr.
1. To make one's way by pushing with the elbow.
2. To turn at an angle; bend: The lane elbows to the left.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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