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Definitions for Elbow

[1] the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
[2] the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
[3] something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle.
[4] Architecture . crossette.
[5] Also called ell, el. a plumbing pipe or pipe connection having a right-angled bend.
[6] to push with or as if with the elbow; jostle.
[7] to make (one's way) by so pushing.
[8] to elbow one's way: He elbowed through the crowd.
[9] at one's elbow , within easy reach; nearby: A virtue of the cottage is that the ocean is at your elbow.
[10] bend /lift /crook an elbow , Informal . to drink alcoholic beverages.
[11] give the elbow , shove aside, get rid of, or reject.
[12] out at the elbows , poorly dressed; shabby. impoverished. Also out at elbows.
[13] rub elbows with , to mingle socially with; associate with: a resort where royalty rubs elbows with the merely rich.
[14] up to one's elbows , very busy; engrossed: I am up to my elbows in answering mail. Also up to the elbows.
[15] the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the junction of the radius and ulna with the humerus
[16] the corresponding joint or bone of birds or mammals
[17] the part of a garment that covers the elbow
[18] something resembling an elbow, such as a sharp bend in a road or river
[19] at one's elbow within easy reach
[20] out at elbow or out at elbows ragged or impoverished
[21] up to the elbows with or up to the elbows in busily occupied with; deeply immersed in
[22] (tr) to reject; dismiss. Also: give the elbow
[23] to make (one's way) by shoving, jostling, etc
[24] (tr) to knock or shove with or as if with the elbow

Words related to Elbow

joint, knock, nudge, shove, bump, hook, bulldoze, hustle, fork, angle, crook, curve, bow, hinge, turn, bend, corner, crutch, shoulder, press

Words nearby Elbow

elbe river, elberfeld, elbert, elberta, elbląg, elbow, elbow bone, elbow catch, elbow grease, elbow joint, elbow room

Origin of Elbow

before 1000; Middle English elbowe, Old English el(n)boga; cognate with Middle Dutch elle(n)bōghe, Old High German el(l)inbogo (German Ellenbogen ), Old Norse ǫl(n)bogi; literally, “forearm-bend.” See ell2, bow1

Word origin for Elbow

Old English elnboga; see ell ², bow ²; related to Old Norse olbogi, Old High German elinbogo

Synonyms for Elbow

joint, angle, bend, bow, corner, crook, crutch, curve, fork, hinge, turn, ancon, crazy bone, funny bone, half turn