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elbow
[ el-boh ]
/ ĖÉl boŹ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to push with or as if with the elbow; jostle.
to make (one's way) by so pushing.
verb (used without object)
to elbow one's way: He elbowed through the crowd.
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Idioms about elbow
Words nearby elbow
Elberfeld, Elbe River, Elbert, Elberta, ElblÄ
g, elbow, elbow-bender, elbow bump, elbow catch, elbow grease, elbowroom
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British Dictionary definitions for elbow
elbow
/ (ĖÉlbÉŹ) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for elbow
Old English elnboga; see ell ², bow ²; related to Old Norse olbogi, Old High German elinbogo
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