See Also: elbow(medicine)
Elbow, tip of the(health)
tip of elbow(medicine)
Elbow(health)
elbow(1)(dictionary)
elbow(2)(dictionary)
nursemaid's elbow(medicine)
pain, elbow(medicine)
tennis elbow(medicine)
miner's elbow(medicine)

elbow(2) (iou)



elbow verb. E17.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Thrust with the elbow, nudge. E17.
R. Coover Passengers protested at the shoving...A woman complained about getting elbowed.
b. Move aside using the elbow. Chiefly fig. & foll. by preposition or adverb E18.
J. Cary Yells..like the shrieks of monkeys elbowed off their perch.
verb intrans. Use the elbows in pushing. M17-L19.
verb trans. Make (one's way), esp. through a throng, by pushing with the arms. L18.
verb intrans. Make a detour; follow an indirect or erratic route. E19.
elbowing noun the action of thrusting with the elbow; a thrust with the elbow, a nudge: E19.