ELBOW


Meaning of ELBOW in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1605

1 a : to push with the elbow : JOSTLE b : to shove aside by pushing with or as if with the elbow <people elbow ed each other to get a better view>

2 : to force (as one's way) by pushing with or as if with the elbow < elbow ing our way through the crowd> < elbow s her way into the best social circles>

intransitive verb

1 : to advance by pushing with the elbow

2 : to make an angle : TURN

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.