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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

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)

elbow [ˈɛlbəu] n → Ell(en)bogen m

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

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.elmboogكوعлакътloketalbueder Ellbogenαγκώναςcodoküünarnukkآرنجkyynärpääcoudeמַרפֵּקकुहनीlakatkönyöksikuolnbogigomitoひじ팔꿈치alkūnėelkonissikuelleboogalbuełokiećcotovelocotлокотьlakeťkomoleclakatarmbågeศอกdirsek肘лікотьکہنیkhuỷu tay肘

v

to push with the elbow He elbowed his way through the crowd.met die elmboog stampيَشُقُّ طَريقَهбутам с лакътrazit sialbue; skubbemit den Ellbogen drängenσπρώχνω με τους αγκώνεςdar un codazoküünarnukiga tõukamaکنار زدن؛ با آرنج راه خود را باز کردنraivata tiensä kyynärpäilläänjouer des coudesלִדחוֹף עִם הַמַרפֵקकुहनी से, धक्का देना, धकेलनाlaktariti setolakodikmenyikuolnboga sig áfram, troðastdare gomitate, farsi largo a gomitateひじで押す팔꿈치로 밀어제치고 나아가다stumtis alkūnėmisizlauzt ceļu (pūlī)mengasak-asakzich een weg banenbruke albuene, dytte, skubbeprzepychać się (łokciami)acotovelara împinge cu coateleпроталкиватьсяtlačiť sa, strkať lakťamiprerivati selaktati searmbåga sig fram.ใช้ศอกดันdirseklemek, dirseğiyle itmek擠著前進штовхати ліктемکہنی سے دھکیلناhuých khủy tay挤着前进

n ˈelbow-room

space enough for doing something Get out of my way and give me some elbow-room!speling, ruimteمُتَّسَع من الوَقْتпросторvolný prostoralbuerum; handlefriheddie Bewegungsfreiheitχώρος, άνεση κινήσεωνespacioliikumisruumفضای کافی؛ جای بسندهliikkumatilade la placeמָקוֹם מְרוּוָחपर्याप्त स्थानslobodan prostor za kretanjemozgástérruanganolnbogarÿmilibertà d'azione, spazio per muoversiゆとり활동할 수 있는 여지; 자유 행동 범위erdvė, vietapietiekama telpa (kādai darbībai)cukup ruangarmslagalburom, plass til å røre segwolna przestrzeńcampo de acção(puţin) locпросторvoľný priestorprostor za deloveliki prostorsvängrumเนื้อที่กว้างขวางทำให้เคลื่อนที่ได้สะดวกkıpırdayacak yer活動余地простір для рухуتھوڑی جگہ دیناkhoảng 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.byderhandفي مُتَناوَل اليَدпод ръкаu rukyved siden af sigbei der Handαπό κοντά, παραμάσχαλαa manokäeulatusesدر دسترس؛ نزدیکkäden ulottuvillaà portée de la mainקָרוֹב מְאוֹדबगल में रखनाpri rucikeze ügyében vandekatvið höndinaa portata di mano手近に바로 곁에po rankapie rokas; tuvudi sampingnaast zichfor hånden, like vedpod rękąà mãolângă el, la îndemânăпод рукойpri rukepri rokikraj sebetätt intill, till handsใกล้เคียงelinin altında, yanı başında近在手邊під рукоюقریب رکھناsát cánh với近在手边