Synonyms of elbow

elbow

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• push
• squeeze
• shoulder
• muscle
• bull
• shove
• bore
• jam
• press
• crash
• thrust
• jostle
• bulldoze
• ram

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elbow

Anaheim's Jeffrey Viel then took elbowing and roughing penalties with 15 seconds left that gave Nashville a man advantage for four minutes, and boos rained down from the Honda Center at the end of the second period for the second straight game. —CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

Jeffrey Viel then took elbowing and roughing penalties with 15 seconds left that gave Nashville a man advantage for four minutes, and boos rained down from the Honda Center at the end of the second period for the second straight game. —Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

The loss of Cade Horton on Tuesday to elbow surgery for the season stings. —Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Swinyard said Mortensen allegedly drove away with Paul against her wishes, before the two got into an altercation that included Mortensen grabbing her head and slamming it into the dashboard, then hitting her knee and elbow with his fist. —Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing elbow

• elbow grease
• elbow room