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elbow
verb
-
elbow
,
elbowing
,
elbows
,
elbowed
to
push
someone
or
move
forward
by
using
your
elbow
or
elbows
•
Commuters
elbowed
their
way
onto
the
crowded
train
.
Commuters
elbowed
their
way
onto
the
crowded
train
.
•
She
lightly
elbowed
her
friend
to
get
his
attention
.
She
lightly
elbowed
her
friend
to
get
his
attention
.
Verb
use
first
recorded
in
the
15th
century
,
from
the
noun
,
meaning
‘
to
strike
with
the
elbow
’.
bow
verb
-
bow
,
bowing
,
bows
,
bowed
to
bend
the
head
or
upper
body
forward
,
often
as
a
sign
of
respect
,
thanks
,
or
greeting
•
The
actor
stepped
forward
and
bowed
to
the
cheering
audience
.
The
actor
stepped
forward
and
bowed
to
the
cheering
audience
.
•
In
Japan
,
friends
often
bow
lightly
when
they
meet
on
the
street
.
In
Japan
,
friends
often
bow
lightly
when
they
meet
on
the
street
.
Old
English
"
bugan
" (
to
bend
),
later
influenced
by
Old
Norse
"
būga
",
giving
modern
sense
of
bending
the
body
.
