ELBOW

I. noun see: ell Date: before 12th century 1. the joint of the human arm, a corresponding joint in the anterior limb of a lower vertebrate, something (as macaroni or an angular pipe fitting) resembling an ~, II. verb Date: 1605 transitive verb 1. to push with the ~ ; jostle , to shove aside by pushing with or as if with the ~ , to force (as one's way) by pushing with or as if with the ~ , intransitive verb to advance by pushing with the ~, to make an angle ; turn