# elbowed

Pronunciation: say "EL-bohd" US /ˈɛlboʊd/, UK /ˈɛlbəʊd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of elbow. — simple past and past participle of elbow
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of elbow. Use this form for pushing with your arm in the past.
   - _The crowd elbowed forward as the doors finally opened._
   - _By midday she had elbowed every competitor out of the race._

## Adjective

2. Boldly assertive and pushy, behaving in a way meant to gain an advantage over others. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Pushy and forceful in a way meant to get ahead of other people.
   - _The columnist described the executive's sharp-elbowed rise through the ranks._
   - _A sharp-elbowed negotiating posture left the smaller firms with no room to maneuver._
3. Having one or more bends or corners.
   - Simple: Having bends or corners, like a pipe that turns at an angle.
   - _The drainage system relied on several elbowed sections to navigate the foundation._
   - _An elbowed bracket held the shelf against the slanted wall._
4. Having an elbow or elbows of a specified kind, as in bony-elbowed or bent-elbowed.
   - Simple: Having elbows of a certain kind, used in words like bony-elbowed.
   - _The illustration showed a gaunt, knobby-elbowed scarecrow leaning on its pole._
   - _The coach kept correcting the bent-elbowed swing of her youngest golfer._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/elbowed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).