elbow: Meaning and Definition of

el•bow

1. the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
2. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. See diag. under
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. crossette.
5. Also calleda plumbing pipe or pipe connection having a right-angled bend.
6. within easy reach; nearby: A virtue of the cottage is that the ocean is at your elbow.
7. to drink alcoholic beverages.
8. shove aside, get rid of, or reject.
1. poorly dressed; shabby.
2. impoverished. Also,out at elbows.
10. to mingle socially with; associate with: a resort where royalty rubs elbows with the merely rich.
11. very busy; engrossed: I am up to my elbows in answering mail.

1. to push with or as if with the elbow; jostle.
2. to make (one's way) by so pushing.

1. to elbow one's way: He elbowed through the crowd.