Uk English Meaning of elbow

Elbow

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Definitions and Meaning of elbow in English

Wordnet

elbow (n)

hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

a sharp bend in a road or river

a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it

the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint

the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow

Wordnet

elbow (v)

push one's way with the elbows

shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

Webster

elbow (n.)

The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.

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.

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.

Webster

elbow (v. t.)

To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.

Webster

elbow (v. i.)

To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.

To push rudely along; to elbow one's way.

FAQs About the word elbow

Elbow

hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped, a sharp bend in a road or river, a length of pipe with

push,shoulder,squeeze,boring,bull,crash,jam,muscle,press,shove

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