Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Supplied with or shaped like an elbow; specifically, in entomology, turning at an angle; kneed; geniculate: as, elbowed antennæ; elbowed marks.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of elbow.
  • adjective Having bends or corners.
  • adjective in combination Having some specific type of elbow

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Examples

  • NBC's adaptation of the book/film of the same name elbowed its way among the urban cop dramas and upscale family shows four seasons ago, offering Dillon,

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

  • NBC's adaptation of the book/film of the same name elbowed its way among the urban cop dramas and upscale family shows four seasons ago, offering Dillon,

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

  • Security video shows that Chaka "attempted to go after S1" but was "prevented by people between them," one of whom "elbowed" her by accident, cutting her lip, the report says.

    Police investigating night club incident involving Fred Davis Paul Duggan 2011

  • A mile and a half two and a half kilometers underwater, a remote control submersible's camera has captured an eerie surprise: an alien-like, long-armed, and—strangest of all—"elbowed" Magnapinna squid.

    Cephalopod Theater Michael May 2008

  • Just seven months ago, Ralph Lauren and David Geffen "elbowed" each other to secure a $500,000, non-transferable spot on the waiting list for GM's $60 million Gulfstream G650 (release date: 2012).

    Signs of the New Economy: 'The Private Jet Market Stinks' 2008

  • A mile and a half two and a half kilometers underwater, a remote control submersible's camera has captured an eerie surprise: an alien-like, long-armed, and—strangest of all—"elbowed" Magnapinna squid.

    Aliens! Squids! Alien Squids! 2008

  • Just seven months ago, Ralph Lauren and David Geffen "elbowed" each other to secure a $500,000, non-transferable spot on the waiting list for GM's $60 million Gulfstream G650 (release date: 2012).

    Signs of the New Economy: 'The Private Jet Market Stinks' 2008

  • A mile and a half two and a half kilometers underwater, a remote control submersible's camera has captured an eerie surprise: an alien-like, long-armed, and—strangest of all—"elbowed" Magnapinna squid.

    Archive 2008-11-01 Michael May 2008

  • A mile and a half two and a half kilometers underwater, a remote control submersible's camera has captured an eerie surprise: an alien-like, long-armed, and—strangest of all—"elbowed" Magnapinna squid.

    Archive 2008-11-01 2008

  • And I think that he had kind of elbowed his way into things.

    American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley 2000

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