elbow

Do not do backslapping, elbowing, or other touching that gives the idea of close friendship or intimacy that does not exist.

The point was to hopefully let the refs know I'm (upset) and tired of this guy elbowing me.

Mr Zittrain calls it "generative" : people can tinker with it, creating new services and elbowing existing ones aside.

In the longer term, some analysts say, China may want to create its own sphere of influence, elbowing aside the United States in the region.

She pushed through the crowd, elbowing people out of the way.

It's the inconsistency that grinds my gut. A touch foul on a superstar gets called. A star elbowing a sub in the mouth -- nothing.

He will want results and agreements, and he will not hesitate to do some tactical elbowing in the process.

n. The Right dominated the cabinet and kept elbowing out the Left.

Those who could do it pulled themselves to their feet and followed him, elbowing and jesting, some singing drunkenly .

We see Phil fall asleep to the music, then Claire elbowing him awake.

One possible reason is that the old are elbowing out the young.

The second, 12 minutes later, was charged to the Chinese team captain, Zheng Zhi, for elbowing an opposing player.

There are people who are elbowing and hinting and looking, but you don't go to a wedding to collect autographs.

We now know that China's economy surged 13 percent in 2007, elbowing aside Germany to become the world's third biggest economy.

The Chinese are elbowing, seeing how far they can go before the referee blows the whistle on them and they get a yellow card, "; "

elbowing others as they try to complete their errands

They're elbowing you in the subway, stealing your cabs,