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The definition of an elbow is the joint that bends between the top and bottom parts of the arm, or anything bend in a 45° or 90° angle.
(noun)An example of an elbow is the part of the arm that bends when swinging a tennis racket.
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See elbow in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the joint between the upper and lower arm; esp., the outer part of the angle made by a bent arm
- the joint corresponding to this in the forelimb of quadrupeds
- the part of a sleeve covering the elbow
- anything bent like an elbow, as a fitting for joining plumbing pipes at a 45° or 90° angle
Origin: ME elbowe < OE elboga < PGmc *alino-boga (> Ger ellenbogen): see ell & bow
transitive verb
- to shove or jostle with or as with elbows
- to push (one's way) with the elbows or rudely
intransitive verb
- to make one's way by shoving or jostling
- to form an angle
See elbow in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. The joint or bend of the arm between the forearm and the upper arm.b. The bony outer projection of this joint.
- A joint, as of a bird or quadruped, corresponding to the human elbow.
- Something having a bend or angle similar to an elbow, especially:a. A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it.b. A sharp bend in a river or road.
- To push, jostle, or shove with the elbow: elbowed me in the ribs to get me to stop laughing.
- To open up (a means of passage, for example) by or as if by use of the elbow: elbowed her way through the crowd.
- To make one's way by pushing with the elbow.
- To turn at an angle; bend: The lane elbows to the left.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English elbowe
Origin: , from Old English elnboga; see el- in Indo-European roots
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elbow
90° angle elbow with female threads at both ends
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