■ 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 ~.
↘(often ~ one's way ) move by pushing past people with one's ~s.
2》 (often ~ something aside ) informal summarily reject or dismiss.
Phrases
give someone the ~ Brit. informal summarily reject or dismiss someone.
up to one's ~s in deeply involved in.
Origin
OE elboga , elnboga , of Gmc origin; cf. ell , bow 1 .