Elbowed

//ˈɛlboʊd// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of elbow form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    Having some specific type of elbow. in-compounds, not-comparable
  3. 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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
elbow jointangleangle offankleapexarm

Example

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"He elbowed his way through the crowd."

Related phrases

sharp-elbowed

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