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noun | verb elbowelbow1 /ˈɛlboʊ/ ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYelbow1Origin: Old English elboga 1 the joint where your arm bends2the part of a shirt, coat, etc. that covers your elbow3give somebody the elbow informal to tell someone to leave because you do not like him or her or want him or her to work for you anymore4elbow grease informal hard work and effort, especially when cleaning or polishing something: You’ll need to use some elbow grease to get that floor clean.5elbow room enough space in which to move easily: Let’s sit in a booth. There’s more elbow room there.6a curved part of a pipe [Origin: Old English elboga] noun | verb elbowelbow2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEelbow |
Present | I, you, we, they | elbow | | he, she, it | elbows | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | elbowed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have elbowed | | he, she, it | has elbowed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had elbowed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will elbow | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have elbowed |
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Present | I | am elbowing | | he, she, it | is elbowing | | you, we, they | are elbowing | Past | I, he, she, it | was elbowing | | you, we, they | were elbowing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been elbowing | | he, she, it | has been elbowing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been elbowing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be elbowing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been elbowing |
to push someone with your elbows, especially in order to move past him or her: Greene had to leave the game after being elbowed in the face. |