push elbow

  • 21elbow — 1 noun (C) 1 the joint where your arm bends 2 the part of a shirt etc that covers your elbow 3 elbow grease informal hard work and effort, especially when cleaning or polishing something 4 give sb the elbow BrE informal to tell someone that you… …

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  • 22elbow — el•bow [[t]ˈɛl boʊ[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the bend or joint of the human arm between the upper arm and forearm 2) anat. zool. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped 3) something bent like an elbow, as a piece of pipe bent at an… …

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  • 23elbow — Synonyms and related words: L, angle, angle off, ankle, apex, arm, articulation, assault, barge in, bear, bear upon, bend, biceps, bifurcate, bifurcation, bight, boost, boundary, branch, break in, break in upon, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump… …

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  • 24push — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nudge, thrust, shove; pressure, exigency; crisis, pinch; informal, endeavor, effort, drive, determination, perseverance, persistence, aggressiveness. See circumstance. v. t. drive, urge, force; propel …

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  • 25push — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, actuate, advance, advance against, advance upon, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, advertise, advocate, aggrandize, aggravated assault, aggression, aggressiveness, ambition, ambitiousness, amperage,… …

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  • 26elbow — n 1. bend of the arm, ancon, funny bone, crazy bone; bend, fluxure, fold, sharp turn, right angle, corner, crook. 2. at one’s elbow nearby, close by, at hand, within reach, handy; at one s finger tips, under one s nose. 3. bend, lift or crook an… …

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  • 27elbow*/*/ — [ˈelbəʊ] noun [C] I the part in the middle of your arm, where it bends She sat with her elbows on the table.[/ex] II verb [T] elbow [ˈelbəʊ] to push or hit someone with your elbow …

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  • 28elbow — I. n. Angle, bend, turn, flexure. II. v. a. Push, crowd, jostle, hustle, shoulder. III. v. n. Jostle, hustle, shoulder, crowd, push, push one s way …

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  • 29push — v 1. propel, move, actuate, get going, set in motion; drive, trundle, wheel, roll; shove, thrust, pole, stick. 2. press forward, make one s way, squeeze through, wedge, Inf. elbow or shoulder one s way; bulldoze, ram, butt, bunt; crowd, pack,… …

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  • 30elbow — 1. noun /ˈɛlbəʊ,ˈɛlboʊ/ a) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm. b) A pipe fitting that turns a corner. 2. verb /ˈɛlbəʊ,ˈɛlboʊ/ …

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