elbowed
past simple and past participle ofelbow
elbow
verb[Tusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈel.bəʊ/us/ˈel.boʊ/disapproving
topushsomeonerudelywithyourelbows so that you canmoveor have morespace:
He elbowedhis way tothefrontof thecrowd.
They elbowed theonlookersaside.
tohitsomeone withyourelbow, sometimes as asignto make themnoticeorremembersomething:
She elbowed mein theribsbefore I could say anything.
Pushing and shoving
- bat
- batsomething/someoneaway
- bring
- bringsomeonedown
- bundle
- defenestrate
- dig
- elbow
- goad
- heave
- nudge
- poke
- poke/digsomeonein the ribsidiom
- prod
- propel
- push
- push off
- rib
- shoulder
- upset
Phrasal verb
elbowsomeoneout
Examplesofelbowed
elbowed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Frequently thwarted andelbowedout of the limelight as they were by these same media, historians often found it difficult to gain a hearing with public opinion.
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Newspapers and magazines should not be burdened by high postal charges, either, and thuselbowedout of the market.
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The present certifying surgeons run the risk of beingelbowedout for another class of medical men.
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It seeks to prevent those pupils from beingelbowedto one side.
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But while welcoming the programme approach they are nevertheless nervous that some of their projects could beelbowedout by larger ones.
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It is a plea that they should not be forgotten orelbowedto one side in favour of the bigger ports.
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They might easily beelbowedout—that has actually happened—to make room for some friend, connection or relative of one of those in a high position.
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During tender, however, this company proved too small to compete for the total tender for many of those stations and waselbowedout of the market, therefore.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There are sectors of industry which have lobbied powerfully against non-remunerated blood donation and, as usual, patients have beenelbowedout of the way in the process.
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It is to be observed that here again the original creators of the work areelbowedout because the people who perform have no rights conferred upon them.
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It is not beingelbowedout.
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We do not grudge anyone a full share of the sunshine, but it is due to ourselves to see that we are notelbowedruthlessly into the shade.
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It has not beenelbowedout.
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At that point, heelbowedthe activist in the ribs and jumped into the water, although the guard tried to hold him back.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They can be easily identified by their shortened elytra that leaves two of the seven tergites exposed, and theirelbowedantennae with clubbed ends.
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- succumb
- succumbed
- succumbing
- such
- such and such
- such-and-such
- such as it is
- such-as-it-is
- such is life
- such-is-life
- suchlike
- suck
- suck-dry
- sucked
- sucker
- sucker-into
- sucker sb into sth
- sucker-sb-into-sth
- sucker someone into something
- suck-in
- sucking
- sucking diesel
- sucking-diesel
- suck-in-suck-into
- suck it and see