el·bow
elbow
- pronunciation:
- el
bo
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- at one's elbow, out at the elbows, rub elbows with
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the bend or joint between the human upper arm and forearm, or the bony projection at this bend.
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| definition 2: |
a similarly placed joint in other animals.
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| definition 3: |
anything shaped or bent like this joint.
an elbow in the riveran elbow in a pipe- similar words:
- angle
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| related words: |
curve, hinge |
| phrase: |
at one's elbow |
| phrase: |
out at the elbows |
| phrase: |
rub elbows with |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
elbowed, elbowing, elbows |
| definition 1: |
to push at or away, with or as with one's elbow.
He elbowed me aside and walked past.- similar words:
- nudge
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| definition 2: |
to make (a way) by pushing in this manner.
She elbowed her way through the crowd. |
| related words: |
bull, force, jab, jostle, push, shove |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make one's way by shoving others aside with or as with one's elbows.
- similar words:
- crowd, muscle
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| related words: |
hustle, jostle, nudge, shove, thrust |
Elbow was formed from two Old English words:
ell means "length of the forearm" and
boga means "to bend."