'Elbow' definitions:
Definition of 'elbow'
From: WordNet
noun
Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn: elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti]
noun
A sharp bend in a road or river
noun
A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
noun
The part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows"
noun
The joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
verb
Push one's way with the elbows
verb
Shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
Definition of 'Elbow'
From: GCIDE
- Elbow \El"bow\, n. [AS. elboga, elnboga (akin to D. elleboga, OHG. elinbogo, G. ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel. ?lnbogi; prop.; arm-bend); eln ell (orig., forearm) + boga a bending. See 1st Ell, and 4th Bow.]
- 1. The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent. [1913 Webster]
- Her arms to the elbows naked. --R. of Gloucester. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Arch.) A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Elbow is used adjectively or as part of a compound, to denote something shaped like, or acting like, an elbow; as, elbow joint; elbow tongs or elbow-tongs; elbowroom, elbow-room, or elbow room. [1913 Webster]
- At the elbow, very near; at hand.
- Elbow grease, energetic application of force in manual labor. [Low]
- Elbow in the hawse (Naut.), the twisting together of two cables by which a vessel rides at anchor, caused by swinging completely round once. --Totten.
- Elbow scissors (Surg.), scissors bent in the blade or shank for convenience in cutting. --Knight.
- Out at elbow, with coat worn through at the elbows; shabby; in needy circumstances. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Elbow'
From: GCIDE
- Elbow \El"bow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elbowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Elbowing.] To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another. [1913 Webster]
- They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- To elbow one's way, to force one's way by pushing with the elbows; as, to elbow one's way through a crowd. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Elbow'
From: GCIDE
- Elbow \El"bow\, v. i.
- 1. To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To push rudely along; to elbow one's way. "Purseproud, elbowing Insolence." --Grainger. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'elbow'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'elbow'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angle,
- angle off,
- ankle,
- apex,
- arm,
- articulation,
- assault,
- barge in,
- bear,
- bear upon,
- bend,
- biceps,
- bifurcate,
- bifurcation,
- bight,
- boost,
- boundary,
- branch,
- break in,
- break in upon,
- buck,
- bull,
- bulldoze,
- bump,
- bump against,
- bunt,
- burst in,
- butt,
- butt against,
- butt in,
- cant,
- cervix,
- charge in,
- chevron,
- clinch,
- closure,
- coin,
- come between,
- connecting link,
- connecting rod,
- connection,
- corner,
- coupling,
- cram,
- crank,
- crash,
- crash in,
- crash the gates,
- creep in,
- crook,
- crotchet,
- crowd,
- crowd in,
- cut in,
- deflection,
- dig,
- dogleg,
- dovetail,
- drive,
- edge in,
- elbow in,
- ell,
- embrace,
- encroach,
- entrench,
- foist in,
- force,
- forearm,
- fork,
- furcate,
- furcation,
- gliding joint,
- goad,
- hinge,
- hinged joint,
- hip,
- hook,
- horn in,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- impinge,
- impose,
- impose on,
- impose upon,
- infiltrate,
- inflection,
- infringe,
- insinuate,
- interface,
- interfere,
- interlope,
- interpose,
- intervene,
- intrude,
- invade,
- irrupt,
- jab,
- jam,
- jog,
- joggle,
- join,
- joining,
- joint,
- jolt,
- jostle,
- juncture,
- knee,
- knuckle,
- L,
- link,
- miter,
- mortise,
- neck,
- nook,
- nudge,
- obtrude,
- pile drive,
- pivot,
- pivot joint,
- point,
- poke,
- press,
- press in,
- prod,
- punch,
- push,
- push in,
- put on,
- put upon,
- quoin,
- rabbet,
- ram,
- ram down,
- rattle,
- run,
- run against,
- rush in,
- scarf,
- seam,
- shake,
- shoulder,
- shove,
- slink in,
- slip in,
- smash in,
- sneak in,
- squeeze in,
- steal in,
- stitch,
- storm in,
- stress,
- suture,
- swerve,
- symphysis,
- tamp,
- throng in,
- thrust,
- thrust in,
- tie rod,
- toggle,
- toggle joint,
- trench,
- trespass,
- union,
- upper arm,
- veer,
- vertex,
- weld,
- work in,
- worm in,
- wrist,
- zag,
- zig,
- zigzag