elbowed

Pushed with joint

Elbowed is the past tense of elbow, meaning to push or nudge with one's elbow: She elbowed her way through the crowd.

It can describe making space aggressively or forcing someone aside: He elbowed me out of the conversation.

Something elbowed has a bend or angle like an elbow: an elbowed pipe.

shove

jostle

Push roughly against

  • nudgeGentle push to prompt
  • pushForce something away
  • bumpSlight collision or protrusion

shoulder · muscle · crowd · force · displace · propel · jab · prod · poke · thrust

bend

angled

Turned from perpendicular

flexed · akimbo · kinked · zigzag · jointed · cornered · L-shaped · hooked · angular

joint

humerus

Upper arm's long bone

arm · flexion · extension · ligament · cartilage · articulation · synovial · anatomy · funny bone · orthopedics

gesture

pointing

Directing attention somewhere

guiding · beckoning · motioning · communicating · warning · alerting · cueing · prompting

Opposites
physical force/aggression

elbowedyielded

Gave way or produced

stepped aside · gave way · deferred · accommodated · stood back

spatial movement/access

elbowedstepped back

Moved away backward

held back · hung back · backed away · fell back

Phrases
Family

elbow, elbows, elbowing, elbowroom

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G