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elbow
[el-boh]
noun
the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle.
Architecture.crossette.
Also called ell, el.a plumbing pipe or pipe connection having a right-angled bend.
verb (used with object)
to push with or as if with the elbow; jostle.
to make (one's way) by so pushing.
verb (used without object)
to elbow one's way.
He elbowed through the crowd.
elbow
/ ˈɛəʊ /
noun
the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the junction of the radius and ulna with the humerus
the corresponding joint or bone of birds or mammals
the part of a garment that covers the elbow
something resembling an elbow, such as a sharp bend in a road or river
within easy reach
ragged or impoverished
busily occupied with; deeply immersed in
verb
(tr) to reject; dismiss. Also: give the elbow
to make (one's way) by shoving, jostling, etc
(tr) to knock or shove with or as if with the elbow
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of elbow1
Idioms and Phrases
at one's elbow, within easy reach; nearby.
A virtue of the cottage is that the ocean is at your elbow.
rub elbows with, to mingle socially with; associate with.
a resort where royalty rubs elbows with the merely rich.
out at the elbows, Also out at elbows.
poorly dressed; shabby.
impoverished.
bend / lift / crook an elbow, to drink alcoholic beverages.
give the elbow, shove aside, get rid of, or reject.
up to one's elbows, very busy; engrossed: Also up to the elbows.
I am up to my elbows in answering mail.
Example Sentences
Shortly after Canada won the 4Nations, Canadian comedian Mike Meyers appropriated the hockey term "elbows up" as a rallying cry for Canadian sovereignty.
In the days leading up, the Dodgers had lost Tony Gonsolin to an elbow problem — already their fourth starter to get injured just since the start of the season.
Right-hander Tony Gonsolin returned to the injured list Saturday with discomfort in his surgically repaired elbow, leaving the Dodgers with 14 pitchers on the IL and without a starter for Tuesday’s game in San Diego.
Two-time world heavyweight champion Joshua had elbow surgery in May and has not fought since losing to Dubois at Wembley in September 2024.
The number of Dodgers pitchers sidelined grew by one Saturday when the team put Tony Gonsolin on the IL because of discomfort in his surgically repaired elbow.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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