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noun
1.
the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
2.
the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
3.
something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle.
4.
Architecture. crossette.
verb (used with object)
6.
to push with or as if with the elbow; jostle.
7.
to make (one's way) by so pushing.
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Elbows
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
verb (used without object)
Idioms8.
to elbow one's way: He elbowed through the crowd.
9.
at one's elbow, within easy reach; nearby: A virtue of the cottage is that the ocean is at your elbow.
10.
bend/lift/crook an elbow, Informal. to drink alcoholic beverages.
11.
give the elbow, shove aside, get rid of, or reject.
12.
out at the elbows,
a.
poorly dressed; shabby.
b.
Also, out at elbows.impoverished.
13.
EXPANDrub elbows with, to mingle socially with; associate with: a resort where royalty rubs elbows with the merely rich.
14.
COLLAPSEup to one's elbows, very busy; engrossed: I am up to my elbows in answering mail. Also, up to the elbows.
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