push elbow

  • 1Elbow — 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] {To… …

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  • 2elbow — ► NOUN 1) the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. 2) a piece of piping or something similar bent through an angle. ► VERB 1) strike with one s elbow. 2) push roughly away. 3) (often elbow one s way) move by pushing past people with one s …

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  • 3elbow — [el′bō΄] n. [ME elbowe < OE elboga < PGmc * alino boga (> Ger ellenbogen): see ELL2 & BOW2] 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… …

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  • 4push — [n1] physical force advance, assault, attack, bearing, blow, butt, charge, drive, driving, effort, energy, exerting, exertion, forcing, impact, jolt, lean, mass, nudge, offensive, onset, poke, prod, propulsion, shove, shoving, straining, thrust,… …

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  • 5Elbow — El bow, v. i. 1. To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow. [1913 Webster] 2. To push rudely along; to elbow one s way. Purseproud, elbowing Insolence. Grainger. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6elbow — [n] angular part of arm; angularly shaped item ancon, angle, bend, bow, corner, crazy bone*, crook, crutch, curve, fork, funny bone*, half turn, hinge, joint, turn; concepts 418,436 elbow [v] push aside bend, bulldoze, bump, crowd, hook, hustle,… …

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  • 7elbow your way through — elbow your way through/to/towards/ phrase to get somewhere by using your elbows to push through a crowd of people Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym Main entry: elbow …

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  • 8elbow your way to — elbow your way through/to/towards/ phrase to get somewhere by using your elbows to push through a crowd of people Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym Main entry: elbow …

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  • 9elbow your way towards — elbow your way through/to/towards/ phrase to get somewhere by using your elbows to push through a crowd of people Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym Main entry: elbow …

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  • 10elbow one's way — push through, ram through, force oneself through, shove others aside with or as if with the elbows …

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