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elbow

2 verb
     
elbow2 [transitive]
to push someone with your elbows, especially in order to move past them
elbow your way through/past/into etc something (=move through a group of people by pushing past them)
He elbowed his way to the bar and ordered a beer.
She pushed through the crowd, elbowing people out of the way.
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