Elbowed
/ˈɛlboʊd/ adj, verb, slang
adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of elbow form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Having bends or corners. not-comparable
"With this once long lance, now wildly elbowed, fifty years ago did Nathan Swain kill fifteen whales between a sunrise and a sunset."
- 2 Having some specific type of elbow. in-compounds, not-comparable
- 3 Sharp-elbowed: pushy, having a boldly assertive manner intended to establish an advantage. idiomatic, informal, not-comparable
"Justices in the past have avoided such elbowed writings because their benefits have been seen as smaller than their risks."
Example
More examples"He elbowed his way through the crowd."