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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024el•bow /ˈɛlboʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomy, Zoologythe bend or joint of the arm between the upper arm and forearm.
- something bent like an elbow, such as a piece of pipe bent at an angle.
v. [~ + object] - to push aside with or as if with the elbow;
jostle:She elbowed him aside and took the seat.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024el•bow (el′bō),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomy, Zoologythe bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
- Anatomy, Zoologythe corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. See diag. under horse.
- something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle.
- Architecturecrossette.
- BuildingAlso called ell, el. a plumbing pipe or pipe connection having a right-angled bend.
- Idioms at one's elbow, within easy reach;
nearby:A virtue of the cottage is that the ocean is at your elbow. - Idioms bend, lift, or crook an elbow, [Informal.]to drink alcoholic beverages.
- Idioms give the elbow, shove aside, get rid of, or reject.
- Idioms out at the elbows:
- poorly dressed;
shabby. - impoverished. Also, out at elbows.
- Idioms rub elbows with, to mingle socially with;
associate with:a resort where royalty rubs elbows with the merely rich. - Idioms up to one's elbows, very busy;
engrossed:I am up to my elbows in answering mail.Also, up to the elbows.
v.t. - to push with or as if with the elbow;
jostle. - to make (one's way) by so pushing.
v.i. - to elbow one's way:He elbowed through the crowd.
- bef. 1000; Middle English elbowe, Old English el(n)boga; cognate with Middle Dutch elle(n)bōghe, Old High German el(l)inbogo (German Ellenbogen), Old Norse ǫl(n)bogi; literally, "forearm-bend.'' See ell2, bow1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: elbow /ˈɛlbəʊ/ n - 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
- at one's elbow ⇒ within easy reach
- out at elbow, out at elbows ⇒ ragged or impoverished
- up to the elbows with, up to the elbows in ⇒ busily occupied with; deeply immersed in
vb - (transitive) to reject; dismiss. Also: give the elbow
- to make (one's way) by shoving, jostling, etc
- (transitive) to knock or shove with or as if with the elbow
Etymology: Old English elnboga; see ell², bow²; related to Old Norse olbogi, Old High German elinbogo |