elbow

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.

2. 2noun

   Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.

3. 3noun

   A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back.

4. 4transitive verb

   To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.

5. 5intransitive verb

   To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To push rudely along; to elbow one's way.

7. 7noun

   the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow

8. 8noun

   the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint

   "his coat had patches over the elbows"

9. 9noun

   a sharp bend in a road or river

10. 10noun

    a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it

11. 11noun

    hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

    Synonyms

    cubitus
12. 12verb

    shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

13. 13verb

    push one's way with the elbows