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elbow

verb

Definition of elbownext
as in to push
to force one's way the sort of greedy person who is always the first to elbow to the front of the buffet table at every party

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Recent Examples of elbow The 24-year-old right-hander was expected to be part of the Braves’ rotation this season before having elbow surgery in February. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Where the Cayenne’s steering is calibrated so that the road nudges the driver, Bentley’s elbows back at those perturbances. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026 Becoming a content creator has officially elbowed out old standbys like doctor and astronaut as the job that Gen Z and Gen Alpha most aspire to have. — Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026 Bradford, now in the rotation, and Montgomery, pitching out of the bullpen, both had elbow surgery and hadn't pitched in the big leagues since 2024 before coming back last week. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elbow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow
  1. push
  2. squeeze
  3. shoulder
Verb
  • But a holding call on Wake Forest pushed the Demon Deacons deep into their own territory.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Interest-rate increases ordinarily support a country's currency, push up its bond yields, and put pressure on its stock market.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of push
Verb
  • Oil prices, meanwhile, continued to climb as fighting in the Middle East keeps squeezing the global flow of crude.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The price for a barrel of Brent crude went above $109 on Monday morning as fighting in the Middle East keeps squeezing the global flow of oil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of squeeze
Verb
  • Peña is one of the few hitters who can shoulder some of the enormous burden placed on Alvarez’s shoulders.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Even so, the increase in borrowing costs comes as Americans are shouldering higher costs for gas, food and other essentials.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of shoulder

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“Elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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