ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Elbowed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɛlbəʊd/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Elbowed is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of elbow.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of elbow.

More Meanings

  1. Having bends or corners.
  2. (in combination) Having some specific type of elbow.
  3. (idiomatic, informal) Sharp-elbowed: pushy, having a boldly assertive manner intended to establish an advantage.

Example Sentences

Justices in the past have avoided such elbowed writings because their benefits have been seen as smaller than their risks.
With this once long lance, now wildly elbowed, fifty years ago did Nathan Swain kill fifteen whales between a sunrise and a sunset.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cubitus, elbowy, crooked, bowbent, bent, recurved.

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