n.
- the joint between the forearm and the upper arm.
- a piece of piping or something similar bent through an angle.
v.
- strike with one's elbow.
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(often elbow one's way)
move by pushing past people with one's elbows.
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(often elbow something aside)
informal summarily reject or dismiss.
Phrase
- give someone the elbow
Brit. informal summarily reject or dismiss someone. - up to one's elbows in
deeply involved in.
Etymology
OE elboga, elnboga, of Gmc origin; cf. ell, bow1.