elbow
/ˈɛlboʊ̯/ verb C2- To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist. · He elbowed his way through the crowd.
- To strike with the elbow.
- To nudge, jostle or push.
- To force (someone) to quit or lose their job so that someone else can be hired. · The president was elbowed out of power by members of her own party.
He/she/it elbows · Past elbowed · Past participle elbowed · -ing form elbowing
Verb forms
- Base form
- elbow
- He/she/it
- elbows
- Past
- elbowed
- Past participle
- elbowed
- -ing form
- elbowing
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The dead man’s right arm was thrust out from his dressing gown, and exposed as high as the elbow.
Dorothy was shocked to see that the cow had broken her leg off, and that the pail was lying in several small pieces, while the poor milkmaid had a nick in her left elbow.
As she left them the milkmaid cast many reproachful glances over her shoulder at the clumsy strangers, holding her nicked elbow close to her side.
It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.”
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