elbow

elbow

90° angle elbow with female threads at both ends

el·bow

 (ĕl′bō′)

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.

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[Middle English elbowe, from Old English elnboga; see el- in Indo-European roots.]

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elbow

(ˈɛlbəʊ)

n

1. (Anatomy) the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the junction of the radius and ulna with the humerus

2. (Zoology) the corresponding joint or bone of birds or mammals

3. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a garment that covers the elbow

4. something resembling an elbow, such as a sharp bend in a road or river

5. at one's elbow within easy reach

6. out at elbow out at elbows ragged or impoverished

7. up to the elbows with up to the elbows in busily occupied with; deeply immersed in

vb

8. (tr) to reject; dismiss. Also: give the elbow

9. to make (one's way) by shoving, jostling, etc

10. (tr) to knock or shove with or as if with the elbow

[Old English elnboga; see ell², bow²; related to Old Norse olbogi, Old High German elinbogo]

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el•bow

(ˈɛl boʊ)

n.

1. the bend or joint of the human arm between the upper arm and forearm.

2. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.

3. something bent like an elbow, as a piece of pipe bent at an angle.

4. Also called ell , el. a plumbing pipe or pipe connection having a right-angled bend.

v.t.

5. to push aside with or as if with the elbow; jostle.

6. to make (one's way) by so pushing.

v.i.

7. to elbow one's way.

Idioms:

1. at one's elbow, within easy reach; nearby.

2. out at (the) elbows,

a. poorly dressed; shabby.

b. impoverished.

[before 1000; Middle English elbowe, Old English el(n)boga; See ell², bow¹]

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elbow

Past participle: elbowed
Gerund: elbowing

Imperative

elbow

elbow

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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 The boat was moored at the elbow of the river.

verb

1. push, force, crowd, shoulder, knock, bump, shove, nudge, jostle, hustle They elbowed me out of the way.

at your elbow within reach, near, to hand, handy, at hand, close by the whisky glass that was forever at his elbow

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Translations

كوعمِرْفَقيَشُقُّ طَريقَه

лакът

loket

albueskubbe

Ellbogen

αγκώνας

kubuto

cododar un codazo

kyynärpäämutka

coudejouer des coudes

कुहनी

lakat

könyök

siku

olnbogiolnboga sig áfram, troîast

gomitoraccordo

ひじ

팔꿈치

alkūnėerdvėpo rankastumtis alkūnėmis

elkonisgrūstīt ar elkoņiemizlauzt ceļu

elleboog

albuebendbruke albueneskubbe

łokieć

cotovelo

cot

локотьколено

lakeťraziť si

komolec

lakat

armbågearmbåga

ข้อศอก

dirsekdirseklemekdirseğiyle itmek

khuỷu tay

肘推挤着前进用手肘推开

elbow

[ˈelbəʊ]

A. N (Anat) → codo m; (in road) → recodo m
at one's elbow → al alcance de la mano
out at the elbow(s) → raído, descosido
he doesn't know his arse or ass from his elbow → confunde el culo con las témporas

B. VT to elbow sb aside → apartar a algn a codazos
to elbow one's way through the crowd → abrirse paso a codazos por la muchedumbre

C. CPD elbow grease N it's a matter of elbow grease → es una cuestión de esfuerzo
use a bit of elbow grease! → ¡dale con más fuerza!
it will take a bit of elbow grease to shift this → va a costar trabajo mover esto
elbow joint N → articulación f del codo
elbow room N (= space) → espacio m para moverse; (= leeway) → margen m de maniobra

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elbow

[ˈɛlbəʊ]

n

[person] → coude m

[jacket] → coude m
at the elbows → aux coudes

vt (= push) → donner un coup de coude à
to elbow one's way through the crowd → jouer des coudes pour se frayer un passage à travers la foule
to elbow sb into sth → pousser qn du coude dans qch

elbow aside

vt sep
to elbow sb aside → écarter qn d'un coup de coudeelbow grease n → huile f de coude
to use a bit of elbow grease → mettre de l'huile de coudeelbow room n
to have enough elbow room (= room to move) → avoir de la place pour se retourner (= room for manoeuvre) → avoir les coudées franches

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elbow

n

→ Ellbogen m; since he’s been rubbing elbows with senators (esp US) → seit er sich in Senatorenkreisen bewegt

(of pipe, river, road) → Knie nt

vt to elbow one’s way forward → sich durchdrängen; he elbowed his way through the crowd → er boxte sich durch die Menge; to elbow somebody aside → jdn beiseitestoßen; he elbowed me in the stomach → er stieß mir or mich mit dem Ellbogen in den Magen; to elbow one’s way to the top (fig) → sich nach oben durchboxen (inf), → die Ellbogen gebrauchen, um an die Spitze zu kommen

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elbow

:

elbow rest

n → Armstütze f

elbowroom

n (inf: lit, fig) → Ellbogenfreiheit f (inf)

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elbow

[ˈɛlbəʊ]

1. n (Anat) → gomito
at his elbow → al suo fianco, accanto

2. vt to elbow sb aside → scostare qn a gomitate
to elbow one's way through the crowd → farsi largo tra la folla a gomitate

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elbow

(ˈelbəu) noun

the joint where the arm bends. He leant forward on his elbows. elmboog كوع лакът cotovelo loket der Ellbogen albue αγκώναςcodo küünarnukk آرنج kyynärpää coudeמרפק कुहनी lakat könyök siku olnbogi gomito ひじ 팔꿈치 alkūnė elkonis siku elleboogalbuełokieć څنګل، لېڅ، كږليچى، پېچومى cotovelo cot локоть lakeť komolec lakat armbåge ศอก dirsek 肘 лікоть کہنی khuỷu tay 肘

verb

to push with the elbow. He elbowed his way through the crowd. met die elmboog stamp يَشُقُّ طَريقَه бутам с лакът acotovelar razit si mit den Ellbogen drängen albue; skubbe σπρώχνω με τους αγκώνες dar un codazo küünarnukiga tõukama کنار زدن؛ با آرنج راه خود را باز کردن työntää kyynärpäällä 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 밀치다 stumtis alkūnėmis izlauzt ceļu (pūlī) mengasak-asak zich een weg banen bruke albuene, dytte, skubbe przepychać się (łokciami) په څنګل کی وهل acotovelar a împinge cu coatele проталкиваться tlačiť sa, strkať lakťami prerivati se laktati se armbåga sig fram .ใช้ศอกดัน dirseklemek, dirseğiyle itmek 用肘擠進 штовхати ліктем کہنی سے دھکیلنا huých khủy tay 用手肘推开，推挤着前进

ˈelbow-room noun

space enough for doing something. Get out of my way and give me some elbow-room! speling, ruimte مُتَّسَع من الوَقْت простор espaço para agir volný prostor die Bewegungsfreiheit albuerum; handlefrihed χώρος, άνεση κινήσεων espacio liikumisruum فضای کافی؛ جای بسنده liikkumavara de la place מָקוֹם מְרוּוָח पर्याप्त स्थान slobodan prostor za kretanje mozgástér ruangan olnbogarÿmi libertà d'azione, spazio per muoversi ゆとり 팔꿈치를 자유롭게 움직일 수 있는 여유 erdvė, vieta pietiekama telpa (kādai darbībai) cukup ruang armslagalburom, plass til å røre seg wolna przestrzeń بسته هوا campo de acção (puţin) loc простор voľný priestor prostor za delo veliki prostor svängrum เนื้อที่กว้างขวางทำให้เคลื่อนที่ได้สะดวก kıpırdayacak yer 活動空間 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 à mão u ruky bei der Hand ved siden af sig από κοντά, παραμάσχαλα a mano käeulatuses در دسترس؛ نزدیک kainalossaan à portée de la main קרוב מאוד बगल में रखना pri ruci keze ügyében van dekat við höndina a portata di mano 手近に 가까이에 po ranka pie rokas; tuvu di samping naast zich for hånden, like ved pod ręką نژدی 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

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elbow

→ مِرْفَق loket albue Ellbogen αγκώνας codo kyynärpää coude lakat gomito ひじ 팔꿈치 elleboog albue łokieć cotovelo локоть armbåge ข้อศอก dirsek khuỷu tay 肘

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el·bow

n. codo;

___ joint → coyuntura del ___;

___ room → espacio suficiente;

tennis ___ → ___ de tenista.

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elbow

n codo

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