elbow
noun
[ ˈɛlbəʊ ]
• the joint between the forearm and the upper arm.
• "she propped herself up on one elbow"
Similar:
arm joint,
bend of the arm,
elbow
verb
• push or strike (someone) with one's elbow.
• "one player had elbowed another in the face"
Similar:
push (one's way),
shove (one's way),
force (one's way),
shoulder (one's way),
jostle (one's way),
nudge,
muscle,
bulldoze,
bludgeon one's way,
• treat (a person or idea) dismissively.
• "the issues which concerned them tended to be elbowed aside by men"
Origin:
Old English elboga, elnboga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch elleboog and German Ellenbogen (see also ell1, bow1).
