Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun elbowing

1 sense of elbowing

Sense 1
elbowing -- (jostling with the elbows; "elbowing is a foul in basketball")
       => jostle, jostling -- (the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb elbow

2 senses of elbow

Sense 1
elbow -- (push one's way with the elbows)
       => jostle, shove -- (come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train")

Sense 2
elbow -- (shove one's elbow into another person's ribs)
       => nudge, poke at, prod -- (to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant")