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1. (n.) elbow
the bend or joint of the human arm between the upper arm and forearm.
2. elbow
the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
3. elbow
something bent like an elbow, as a piece of pipe bent at an angle.
4. (v.t.) elbow
to push aside with or as if with the elbow; jostle.
5. elbow
to make (one's way) by so pushing.
6. (v.i.) elbow
to elbow one's way.
7. elbow
poorly dressed; shabby.
8. elbow
impoverished.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME elbowe, OE el(n)boga; See ell2, bow1)
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| Definition of 'ELBOW' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
2. (noun) elbow
a sharp bend in a road or river
3. (noun) elbow
a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
4. (noun) elbow
the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint
"his coat had patches over the elbows"
5. (verb) elbow
the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
6. (verb) elbow
push one's way with the elbows
7. (verb) elbow
shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
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1. (noun) elbow
the bending joint in the middle of your arm
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| Definition of 'ELBOW' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ELBOW
the joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent
2. (noun) ELBOW
any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent
3. (noun) ELBOW
a sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back
4. (verb) ELBOW
to push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another
5. (verb) ELBOW
to jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow
6. (verb) ELBOW
to push rudely along; to elbow one's way
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Sense: the joint where the arm bends
He leant forward on his elbows.
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 Afrikaans: elmboog |
 Arabic: كوع |
 Bulgarian: лакът |
 Brazilian: cotovelo |
 Czech: loket |
 German: der Ellbogen |
 Danish: albue |
 Greek: αγκώνας |
 Spanish: codo |
 Estonian: küünarnukk |
 Farsi: آرنج |
 Finnish: kyynärpää |
 French: coude |
 Hebrew: מַרפֵּק |
 Hindi: कुहनी |
 Croatian: lakat |
 Hungarian: könyök |
 Indonesian: siku |
 Icelandic: olnbogi |
 Italian: gomito |
 Japanese: ひじ |
 Korean: 팔꿈치 |
 Lithuanian: alkūnė |
 Latvian: elkonis |
 Malay: siku |
 Dutch: elleboog |
 Norwegian: albue |
 Polish: łokieć |
 Persian: آرنج |
 Pashto: څنګل، لېڅ، كږليچى، پېچومى |
 Portuguese: cotovelo |
 Romanian: cot |
 Russian: локоть |
 Slovak: lakeť |
 Slovenian: komolec |
 Serbian: lakat |
 Swedish: armbåge |
 Thai: ศอก |
 Turkish: dirsek |
 Taiwanese: 肘 |
 Ukrainian: лікоть |
 Urdu: کہنی |
 Vietnamese: khuỷu tay |
 Chinese: 肘 |
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