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elbowing

UK
/ˈel.bəʊ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈel.boʊ.ɪŋ/

Translations

elbowingnoun
elbowings
pl
The concert was so crowded that there was a lot of elbowing to get to the front.
На концерте было так много людей, что приходилось много толкаться, чтобы пробраться вперед.
Additional translations
расталкивание
проталкивание
Synonyms
pushing
shoving
nudging
jostling
crowding
elbowinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈel.bəʊ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈel.boʊ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is pushing with the elbow.
Synonyms
pressing
squeezing
shouldering
butting
bumping
scrambling
jostling
shoving
nudging
barging
pushing
crowding
elbowverb

elbowing

Gerund

elbowed
Past Simple
elbowed
Past Participle
elbowing
Gerund
UK
/ˈel.bəʊ/
US
/ˈel.boʊ/
He had to elbow his way through the crowd to get to the front.
Ему пришлось проталкиваться сквозь толпу, чтобы добраться до передней части.
Additional translations
расталкиваться
пробиваться в толпе
Synonyms
nudge
push
shove
jostle

Definitions

elbowingnoun
The act of pushing or jostling with one's elbow to make space or move through a crowd.
The concert was so crowded that there was a lot of elbowing to get closer to the stage.
elbowinggerund / present participle
Using the elbow or elbows to push one's way or to jostle others.
Security guards had to deal with elbowing fans at the entrance.
elbowverb
To push or shove someone with one's elbow.
He elbowed his way through the crowded room to get to the exit.
To make one's way by pushing with the elbows.
She elbowed through the throng to reach the front of the line.
To displace or oust something or someone, especially gradually, as if by pushing with the elbows.
Traditional bookshops are being elbowed out of business by online retailers.
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