elbow
21elbow — [[t]e̱lboʊ[/t]] elbows, elbowing, elbowed 1) N COUNT Your elbow is the part of your arm where the upper and lower halves of the arm are joined. He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow. 2) VERB If you elbow people aside or elbow your way… …
22elbow — /ˈɛlboʊ / (say elboh) noun 1. the bend or joint of the arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. something bent like the elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle. –verb (t) 3. to push with or as with the elbow;… …
23elbow — n. & v. n. 1 a the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. b the part of the sleeve of a garment covering the elbow. 2 an elbow shaped bend or corner; a short piece of piping bent through a right angle. v.tr. (foll. by in, out, aside, etc.)… …
24elbow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English elbowe, from Old English elboga, from el (akin to eln ell) + Old English boga bow more at ell, bow Date: before 12th century 1. a. the joint of the human arm b. a corresponding joint in the anterior limb of a… …
25elbow — 1 noun (C) 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 give sb the elbow BrE informal to tell someone that you… …
26elbow — [OE] Logically enough, elbow means etymologically ‘arm bend’. It comes from a prehistoric West and North Germanīc *alinobogan (which also produced German ellenbogen, Dutch elleboog, and Danish albue). This was a compound formed from *alinā… …
27elbow — noun 1》 the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. 2》 a piece of piping or something similar bent through an angle. verb 1》 strike with one s elbow. ↘(often elbow one s way) move by pushing past people with one s elbows. 2》 (often elbow …
28elbow — el•bow [[t]ˈɛl boʊ[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the bend or joint of the human arm between the upper arm and forearm 2) anat. zool. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped 3) something bent like an elbow, as a piece of pipe bent at an… …
29elbow — [OE] Logically enough, elbow means etymologically ‘arm bend’. It comes from a prehistoric West and North Germanīc *alinobogan (which also produced German ellenbogen, Dutch elleboog, and Danish albue). This was a compound formed from *alinā… …
30elbow — See: AT ONE S ELBOW, ELBOW ROOM, RUB ELBOWS, UP TO THE CHIN IN or UP TO THE ELBOWS IN …
