elbow

Plural: elbows

Noun

• hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
• a sharp bend in a road or river
• a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
• the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint
  • "his coat had patches over the elbows"
• the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
• The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
• Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
• A detective.
• Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane.
• A hit, strike, or blow with the elbow.
• Two nearby crossings of a rope.

Verb

Verb Forms: elbowed, elbowing, elbows

• To push or shove with one's elbow; to jostle.
• push one's way with the elbows
• shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
• To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.
• 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.

Examples

• He elbowed his way through the crowd.
• He had to elbow his way through difficult tile arrangements to find a playable word.
• The president was elbowed out of power by members of her own party.
• the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back

Synonyms

articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, cubitus, elbow joint, human elbow

Anagrams of elbow