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Noun: elbowing  'el,bow-ing
  1. Jostling with the elbows
    "elbowing is a foul in basketball"
Verb: elbow  'el,bow
  1. Push one's way with the elbows
    "He elbowed through the crowded subway"
     
  2. Shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
    "He elbowed his way through the crowd"

Derived forms: elbowings

Type of: jostle, jostling, nudge, poke at, prod, shove

Encyclopedia: Elbowing

Elbow, Saskatchewan