elbow
el·bow (el′bō′)
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
Etymology: 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
at someone's elbow
very close to someone; easy to reach
out at (the) elbows
shabby; poverty-stricken
up to the elbows
Informal deeply engaged (in work, etc.)
elbow
n.
rub elbows with*
up to the elbows (in)*
Converse of object
- dislocate: A lapse of concentration on the problem at hand ended with an awkward backward fall that dislocated an elbow.
- tuck: With your elbow tucked into your side, turn your palm up.
- straighten: Elbow Extension Exercise Elbow Extension Exercise With upper arm supported on wedge fully straighten elbow.
- rub: What tends to make me pessimistic is the ignorance of the people I rub elbows with on a day to day basis.
- flex: The flexed elbow by the patriarchal our vision of.
- bend: Bend the elbow at a 90 degree angle pointing behind you with the upper arm not quite parallel to the floor.
Preposition: on
- desk: I wouldn't expect you to. ' Maurice rested his elbow on the desk and leaned his chin on his hand.
Adjective modifier
- left: I split my left elbow which caused a great deal of pain.
- sharp: It was full of the sort of upper-middle-class Surrey women with sharp elbows you would flee from in a dark alley.
Modifies a noun
- grease: Elbow grease can add more value to your house than almost anything else.
- flexion: Avoid elbow flexion in the short term ( not for chronic cases ).
- dysplasia: Hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, progressive retinal atrophy should be tested for.
- flexor: Elbow Study - main outcome measure was elbow flexor strength.
- crutch: Due to damage to my left arm, the left arm elbow crutch was removed.
- bent: Keep the arm close to your side, elbow bent.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- aside: Unfair particularly to genuine refugees who are elbowed aside in the mismanagement and chaos we see at present.
Preposition: before
- paralysis: If not--kindly relax that crablike clutch on my elbow before partial paralysis ensues.
Preposition: in
- rib: A sharp elbow in the ribs which pushed her backward and would have had her on the floor if someone hadn't caught her.
Noun used with modifier
Enclosing every thin man, there's a fat man demanding elbow room. See Connolly 233:82, Orwell 628:52.
The big houses sat in self-congratulatory propinquity on their level green lawnsstout matrons seated elbow to elbow, implacably chaperoning a ball.
The man lies late since he has lost his job, smokes on one elbow, letting his coughs fall thinly into an air too poor to rob.
Browse dictionary entries near elbow
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- elder
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- elder law
