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  • 31elbow — el·bow || elbəʊ n. joint located in the middle of the human arm v. shove with one s elbow, jostle, push …

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  • 32push-up — /poosh up /, n. 1. an exercise in which a person, keeping a prone position with the hands palms down under the shoulders, the balls of the feet on the ground, and the back straight, pushes the body up and lets it down by an alternate… …

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  • 33elbow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bend, angle, dogleg. See angularity, convexity. v. jab, poke; push, prod, shove; jostle, make one s way through. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. joint, bend, ulna, turn, half turn, crook, angle,… …

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  • 34push in — Synonyms and related words: admit, barge in, be admitted, break in, break in upon, breeze in, burst in, bust in, butt in, charge in, come barging in, come between, come breezing in, come busting in, come in, cram in, crash, crash in, crash the… …

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  • 35push — I. v. a. 1. Thrust, impel (by pressure), hustle, jostle, justle, elbow, crowd, shove. 2. Urge, press forward, drive on. 3. Force, press, drive, embarrass by arguments. 4. Importune, tease, press with solicitation. 5. Prosecute, follow closely. 6 …

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  • 36elbow — verb he elbowed his way through the crowd Syn: push, shove, force, shoulder, jostle, barge, muscle, bulldoze …

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  • 37To elbow one's way — Elbow El bow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elbowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elbowing}.] To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another. [1913 Webster] They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange. Macaulay. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 38jostle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. push, bump; elbow, shoulder; collide with. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. nudge, elbow, shoulder; see press 1 , push 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bump, push, elbow, shove, nudge,… …

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  • 39jolt — v jar, shake, jostle, jog, joggle, nudge; shove, push, elbow, butt; hit, strike, bump into, bang into, skim into, collide with. 2. astonish, astound, amaze, Sl. blow one s mind; surprise, startle, scare, frighten; shock, stun, dumfound, daze,… …

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  • 40battle — 1. noun 1) he was killed in the battle Syn: fight, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, fray, duel; war, campaign, crusade; fighting, warfare, combat, action, hostilities; informal scrap, dogfi …

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