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- DictionaryEl·bow/ˈelˌbō/
noun
- 1. the joint between the forearm and the upper arm: "she propped herself up on one elbow"
verb
- 1. strike (someone) with one's elbow: "one player had elbowed another in the face"
- 2. treat (a person or idea) dismissively: "his new TV talk show was elbowed aside in the ratings war"
The meaning of ELBOW is the joint of the human arm. How to use elbow in a sentence.
The elbow is the region between the upper arm and the forearm that surrounds the elbow joint. The elbow includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon, the cubital fossa (also called the chelidon, or the elbow pit), and the lateral and the medial epicondyles of the humerus.
ELBOW definition: 1. the part in the middle of the arm where it bends, or the part of a piece of clothing that covers…. Learn more.
the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the junction of the radius and ulna with the humerus. the corresponding joint or bone of birds or mammals. the part of a garment that covers the elbow. something resembling an elbow, such as a sharp bend in a road or river. at one's elbow.
ELBOW meaning: 1. the part in the middle of the arm where it bends, or the part of a piece of clothing that covers…. Learn more.
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.
noun. 1. the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the junction of the radius and ulna with the humerus. 2. the corresponding joint or bone of birds or mammals. 3. the part of a garment that covers the elbow. 4. something resembling an elbow, such as a sharp bend in a road or river.
to meet and spend time with a famous person, socially or as part of your job. He’s rubbing elbows with stars all the time. He had been rubbing elbows with celebrities. Definition of elbow noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Your elbow is the bendy part of your arm between your wrist and your shoulder. Sometimes people use their pointy elbows to elbow people out of the way.
something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle.
