Translate elbow | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of elbow
noun
the joint between the forearm and the upper arm:she propped herself up on one elbow the part of the sleeve of a garment covering the elbow. a thing resembling an elbow, in particular a piece of piping bent through an angle.
verb
[with object] 1strike (someone) with one’s elbow:one player had elbowed another in the face [no object] move by pushing past people with one’s elbows:people elbowed past each other to the door furiously, he elbowed his way through the crowd
2treat (a person or idea) dismissively:his new TV talk show was elbowed aside in the ratings war
