elbow

  • 11elbow — index jostle (bump into) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 12Elbow — For other uses, see Elbow (disambiguation). Elbow Latin articulatio cubiti Gray s …

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  • 13elbow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ sharp ▪ dislocated, fractured ▪ sore ▪ …

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  • 14elbow — /el boh/, n. 1. the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. See diag. under horse. 3. something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of …

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  • 15Elbow — Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm (humerus) meets both the ulna (the inner bone of the forearm) and radius (the outer bone of the forearm) to form a hinge joint. The radius and… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 16elbow — I n. 1) a tennis elbow ( an elbow that hurts because of excessive exercise ) 2) at smb. s elbow ( close to smb. ) II v. (d; intr., tr.) to elbow through (to elbow one s way through a crowd) * * * [ elbəʊ] a tennis elbow ( an elbow that hurts… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 17elbow — I UK [ˈelbəʊ] / US [ˈelboʊ] noun [countable] Word forms elbow : singular elbow plural elbows ** a) the part in the middle of your arm, where it bends She sat with her elbows on the table. b) the part of a sleeve that covers your elbow • at… …

    English dictionary

  • 18Elbow — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Elbow (homonymie). Elbow Pays d’origine Bury, Angleterre …

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  • 19elbow — el|bow1 [ˈelbəu US bou] n [: Old English; Origin: elboga] 1.) the joint where your arm bends 2.) the part of a shirt etc that covers your elbow 3.) elbow grease informal hard work and effort, especially when cleaning or polishing something 4.)… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20elbow — el|bow1 [ elbou ] noun count ** the part in the middle of your arm, where it bends: She sat with her elbows on the table. a. the part of a sleeve that covers your elbow at someone s elbow beside someone: Jim was hovering at her elbow, trying to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English