elbow (redirected from at elbow)

el·bow  (lb) n. 1. a. The joint or bend of the arm between the forearm and the upper arm. b. The bony outer projection of this joint. 2. A joint, as of a bird or quadruped, corresponding to the human elbow. 3. Something having a bend or angle similar to an elbow, especially: a. A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it. b. A sharp bend in a river or road. v. el·bowed, el·bow·ing, el·bows v.tr. 1. To push, jostle, or shove with the elbow: elbowed me in the ribs to get me to stop laughing. 2. To open up (a means of passage, for example) by or as if by use of the elbow: elbowed her way through the crowd. v.intr. 1. To make one's way by pushing with the elbow. 2. To turn at an angle; bend: The lane elbows to the left. Idioms: at (one's) elbow Close at hand; nearby. out at the elbows 1. Poorly dressed. 2. Lacking money. [Middle English elbowe, from Old English elnboga; see el- in Indo-European roots.]

elbow 90° angle elbow with female threads at both ends

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elbow

Noun

1. the joint between the upper arm and the forearm

2. the part of a garment that covers the elbow

Verb

to push with one's elbow or elbows: she elbowed him aside, he elbowed his way to the bar [Old English elnboga]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elbow - hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, cubitus, elbow joint, human elbow musculus articularis cubiti - a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint - a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane crazy bone, funny bone - a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone; "the funny bone is not humerus"
	2.	elbow - a sharp bend in a road or river bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
	3.	elbow - a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it pipage, pipe, piping - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
	4.	elbow - the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows" cloth covering - a covering made of cloth sleeve, arm - the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
	5.	elbow - the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow foreleg - the forelimb of a quadruped articulatio, joint, articulation - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Verb	1.	elbow - push one's way with the elbows shove, jostle - come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
	2.	elbow - shove one's elbow into another person's ribs nudge, poke at, prod - to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

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elbow

noun 1. joint, turn, corner, bend, angle, curve

verb 2. push, force, crowd, shoulder, knock, bump, shove, nudge, jostle, hustle at your elbow within reach, near, to hand, handy, at hand, close by

Translations

elbow [ˈɛlbəu] n → codo

vt to elbow one's way through the crowd → abrirse paso a codazos por la muchedumbre

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elbow [ˈɛlbəu] n → coude m

vt to elbow one's way through the crowd → se frayer un passage à travers la foule (en jouant des coudes)

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elbow [ˈɛlbəu] n → Ell(en)bogen m

vt to elbow one's way through the crowd → sich durch die Menge boxen

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elbow [ˈɛlbəu] n → gomito

vt to elbow one's way through the crowd → farsi largo tra la folla a gomitate

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elbow

n elbow [ˈelbəu]

the joint where the arm bends He leant forward on his elbows. elmboog كوع лакът loket albue der Ellbogen αγκώνας codo küünarnukk آرنج kyynärpää coude מַרפֵּק कुहनी lakat könyök siku olnbogi gomito ひじ 팔꿈치 alkūnė elkonis siku elleboog albue łokieć cotovelo cot локоть lakeť komolec lakat armbåge ศอก dirsek 肘 лікоть کہنی khuỷu tay 肘

v

to push with the elbow He elbowed his way through the crowd. met die elmboog stamp يَشُقُّ طَريقَه бутам с лакът razit si albue; skubbe mit den Ellbogen drängen σπρώχνω με τους αγκώνες dar un codazo küünarnukiga tõukama کنار زدن؛ با آرنج راه خود را باز کردن raivata tiensä kyynärpäillään jouer des coudes לִדחוֹף עִם הַמַרפֵק कुहनी से, धक्का देना, धकेलना laktariti se tolakodik menyiku olnboga sig áfram, troðast dare gomitate, farsi largo a gomitate ひじで押す 팔꿈치로 밀어제치고 나아가다 stumtis alkūnėmis izlauzt ceļu (pūlī) mengasak-asak zich een weg banen bruke albuene, dytte, skubbe przepychać się (łokciami) acotovelar a împinge cu coatele проталкиваться tlačiť sa, strkať lakťami prerivati se laktati se armbåga sig fram .ใช้ศอกดัน dirseklemek, dirseğiyle itmek 擠著前進 штовхати ліктем کہنی سے دھکیلنا huých khủy tay 挤着前进

n elbow-room

space enough for doing something Get out of my way and give me some elbow-room! speling, ruimte مُتَّسَع من الوَقْت простор volný prostor albuerum; handlefrihed die Bewegungsfreiheit χώρος, άνεση κινήσεων espacio liikumisruum فضای کافی؛ جای بسنده liikkumatila de la place מָקוֹם מְרוּוָח पर्याप्त स्थान slobodan prostor za kretanje mozgástér ruangan olnbogarÿmi libertà d'azione, spazio per muoversi ゆとり 활동할 수 있는 여지; 자유 행동 범위 erdvė, vieta pietiekama telpa (kādai darbībai) cukup ruang armslag alburom, plass til å røre seg wolna przestrzeń campo de acção (puţin) loc простор voľný priestor prostor za delo veliki prostor svängrum เนื้อที่กว้างขวางทำให้เคลื่อนที่ได้สะดวก kıpırdayacak yer 活動余地 простір для руху تھوڑی جگہ دینا khoảng trống để một người có thể cựa quậy thoải mái 活动余地

at one's elbow

close to one The journalist always works with a dictionary at his elbow. byderhand في مُتَناوَل اليَد под ръка u ruky ved siden af sig bei der Hand από κοντά, παραμάσχαλα a mano käeulatuses در دسترس؛ نزدیک käden ulottuvilla à portée de la main קָרוֹב מְאוֹד बगल में रखना pri ruci keze ügyében van dekat við höndina a portata di mano 手近に 바로 곁에 po ranka pie rokas; tuvu di samping naast zich for hånden, like ved pod ręką à mão lângă el, la îndemână под рукой pri ruke pri roki kraj sebe tätt intill, till hands ใกล้เคียง elinin altında, yanı başında 近在手邊 під рукою قریب رکھنا sát cánh với 近在手边