What does ELBOW mean?
Definitions for ELBOW
ˈɛl boʊel·bow
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ELBOW.
Princeton's WordNet
elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubitinoun
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
elbownoun
a sharp bend in a road or river
elbownoun
a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
elbownoun
the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint
"his coat had patches over the elbows"
elbowverb
the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
elbowverb
push one's way with the elbows
elbowverb
shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
Wiktionary
elbownoun
The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
elbownoun
A pipe fitting that turns a corner.
elbownoun
A detective.
elbowverb
To push with the elbow; to jostle or force.
He elbowed his way through the crowd.
Etymology: elnboga, from Germanic, corresponding to ell + bow. Cognate with Dutch elleboog, German Ellbogen.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ELBOWnoun
Etymology: elboga, Saxon.
In some fair evening, on your elbow laid,
You dream of triumphs in the rural shade. Alexander Pope.Fruit-trees, or vines, set upon a wall between elbows or buttresses of stone, ripen more than upon a plain wall. Francis Bacon.
Here stand behind this bulk. Straight will he come:
Wear thy good rapier bare, and put it home:
Quick, quick; fear nothing, I’ll be at thy elbow. William Shakespeare, Othel.To Elbowverb
Etymology: from the noun.
One elbows him, one justles in the shole. John Dryden, Juven.
It thrusts and stretches out,
And elbows all the kingdoms round about. Dryden.If fortune takes not off this boy betimes,
He’ll make mad work, and elbow all his neighbours. Dryden.To Elbowverb
To jut out in angles. Dict.
Wikipedia
Elbow
The elbow is the region between the arm and the forearm that surrounds the elbow joint. The elbow includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon, the cubital fossa (also called the chelidon, or the elbow pit), and the lateral and the medial epicondyles of the humerus. The elbow joint is a hinge joint between the arm and the forearm; more specifically between the humerus in the upper arm and the radius and ulna in the forearm which allows the forearm and hand to be moved towards and away from the body. The term elbow is specifically used for humans and other primates, and in other vertebrates forelimb plus joint is used.The name for the elbow in Latin is cubitus, and so the word cubital is used in some elbow-related terms, as in cubital nodes for example.
ChatGPT
elbow
An elbow is a joint located in the middle of the arm, which connects the forearm to the upper arm, allowing it to bend and straighten. In a broader context, 'elbow' can also refer to any angular or bent part of a structure or piece, such as a pipe or a macaroni.
Webster Dictionary
Elbownoun
the joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent
Elbownoun
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
Elbownoun
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
Elbowverb
to push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another
Elbowverb
to jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow
Elbowverb
to push rudely along; to elbow one's way
Etymology: [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.]
Wikidata
Elbow
Elbow are an English alternative rock band comprising Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, and Pete Turner. They have played together since 1990 and have released five studio albums: Asleep in the Back, Cast of Thousands, Leaders of the Free World, The Seldom Seen Kid, and Build a Rocket Boys!. In the UK, all of their albums have made the top twenty, and seven of their singles have been in the top forty. In 2008, Elbow won the Mercury Music Prize for their album The Seldom Seen Kid, and in 2009 they won the Brit Award for Best British Group. In 2012 they released "First Steps", the BBC theme for the London Olympics.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Elbow
el′bō, n. the joint where the arm bows or bends: any sharp turn or bend.—v.t. to push with the elbow: to jostle.—ns. El′bow-chair, an arm-chair; El′bow-grease, humorously applied to vigorous rubbing; El′bow-room, room to extend the elbows: space enough for moving or acting: freedom.—At one's elbow, close at hand; Be out at elbow, to wear a coat ragged at the elbows; Up to the elbows, completely engrossed. [A.S. elnboga—el-, allied to L. ulna, the arm, boga, a bend—bugan, to bend. See Ell; Bow, n. and v.t.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
elbow
That part of a river where it suddenly changes its direction, forming a reach to the next angle or turn. Also, a promontory. Also, a communication in a steam-pipe.
Rap Dictionary
elbow
A pound (lb.) of marijuana
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ELBOW' in Nouns Frequency: #2170
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Anagrams for ELBOW »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ELBOW in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ELBOW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of ELBOW in a Sentence
When you tell a 22-year-old to turn off the phone, don't ruin the movie, they hear please cut off your left arm above the elbow, you can't tell a 22-year-old to turn off their cellphone. That's not how they live their life.
The situation is kinda murky, and I think the murkiness is a result of the proximity to the election, and everybody trying to elbow for political advantage. I'd like to see us rise above that like we did back in March and April but I think that's unlikely in the next three weeks.
I'm in need of operation on my left knee, my right elbow, my back. My teeth keep getting pulled because I couldn't brush them for five and a half years, it's becoming a very expensive exercise to fix myself from the years of torture.
It’s not true at all that gas stoves cook better, in fact, you can cook about 38.6 pounds of food per hour with your gas range, and it’s going to take time and elbow grease to clean and degrease it afterward. With induction, you can cook 70.9 pounds of food per hour – nearly double the amount of food – and your clean up is going to be a lot easier.
I will unfortunately be missing the clay season this year, after discussing with my doctors and team, we thought the best decision is to rest and rehab my elbow injury for a few more weeks.
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- elmboogAfrikaans
- مرفق, كوعArabic
- mujlliAymara
- dirsəkAzerbaijani
- терһәк, сығанаҡBashkir
- ло́кацьBelarusian
- лакът, коляноBulgarian
- ilinBreton
- colzeCatalan, Valencian
- loketCzech
- лакътьOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- penelinWelsh
- albueDanish
- ellbögeln, EllbogenGerman
- αγκώναςGreek
- kubutoEsperanto
- codoSpanish
- küünarnukkEstonian
- ukondoBasque
- آرنجPersian
- kyynärnivel, kyynärpää, tunkea, mutkaFinnish
- albogiFaroese
- coude, jouer des coudesFrench
- earmtakkeWestern Frisian
- uillinnIrish
- cóbado, cotobelo, cotomeloGalician
- uillinManx
- מרפקHebrew
- कुहनीHindi
- koudHaitian Creole
- könyökHungarian
- արմունկArmenian
- cubitoInterlingua
- sikuIndonesian
- kudoIdo
- olnbogiIcelandic
- raccordo, gomito, sgomitareItalian
- ᐃᑯᓯᒃ, ᐁᑯᓯᒃInuktitut
- 肘Japanese
- იდაყვიGeorgian
- шынтақKazakh
- ಮೊಣಕೈKannada
- 팔꿈치Korean
- aren, ئهژنۆ, enîşkKurdish
- elynCornish
- cubitus, ulnaLatin
- IelebouLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- èllebaogLimburgish, Limburgan, Limburger
- alkūnėLithuanian
- elkonisLatvian
- tukeMāori
- лактMacedonian
- тохойMongolian
- siku, menyikuMalay
- တံတောင်Burmese
- albueNorwegian
- elleboogDutch
- olbogeNorwegian Nynorsk
- bend, albueNorwegian
- achʼoozhlaaʼNavajo, Navaho
- coideOccitan
- łokieć, uderzyć z łokciaPolish
- څنګلPashto, Pushto
- cotoveloPortuguese
- cundun, combel, cumbel, chandunRomansh
- cotRomanian
- ло́коть, коле́ноRussian
- inkokoraKinyarwanda
- cuidu, cuitu, guidu, cuidale, cúvidu, coidaleSardinian
- ла̏кат, lȁkatSerbo-Croatian
- lakeťSlovak
- tualimaSamoan
- suxulSomali
- bërrylAlbanian
- setsweSouthern Sotho
- armbåga, armbågeSwedish
- kisiginoSwahili
- முழங்கைTamil
- మోచేయిTelugu
- sìkoTagalog
- dirsekTurkish
- tersäkTatar
- лі́котьUkrainian
- کہنیUrdu
- khuỷu tayVietnamese
- kubitVolapük
- cóñcóWolof
- ingqinibaXhosa
- עלנבויגןYiddish
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