n. 1 a joint between the forearm and the upper arm. b part of a sleeve covering the elbow. 2 elbowshaped bend etc. v. (foil. by in, out, aside, etc.)1 jostle or thrust (a person or oneself). 2 make (one’s way) thus. give a person the elbow colloq. dismiss or reject a person. [Old English: related IO ELI, BOW’]


