crossover vs elbow

crossover

noun
  • A place where one thing crosses over another. 

  • A blend of multiple styles of music or multiple film genres, intended to appeal to a wider audience. 

  • A move in sports that involves crossing one hand or foot in front of another, as in ice skating. 

  • The point at which the relative humidity is less than, or equal to, the ambient air temperature. 

  • The means by which the crossing is made. 

  • An SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform, e.g. the Pontiac Torrent. 

  • A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes. 

  • A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them. 

  • An athlete or swimmer who has competed in more than one of open water swimming, pool swimming, triathlon, and endurance sports. 

  • The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis. 

  • A crossover dribble. 

adj
  • Configured so that the transmit signals at one end are connected to the receive signals at the other. 

elbow

noun
  • Two nearby crossings of a rope. 

  • The joint between the upper arm and the forearm. 

  • Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane. 

  • Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent. 

  • A hit with the elbow. 

verb
  • To make someone quit or lose their job so that someone else can get it. 

  • To nudge, jostle or push. 

  • To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist. 

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