elbow vs pleach

elbow

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • A hit with the elbow. 

  • Two nearby crossings of a rope. 

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. 

pleach

noun
  • A notch cut into a branch so that it can be bent when pleaching is carried out. 

  • An act or result of interweaving; specifically, (horticulture) a hedge or lattice created by interweaving the branches of shrubs, trees, etc. 

  • A branch of a shrub, tree, etc., used for pleaching; a pleacher. 

verb
  • To unite by interweaving, as (horticulture) branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash. 

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