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elbow
English
Etymology
From Middle English elbowe, from Old English elboga, elnboga (“elbow”), from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô (“elbow”), equivalent to ell +? bow. Cognate with Scots elbuck (“elbow”), Saterland Frisian Älbooge (“elbow”), Dutch elleboog (“elbow”), Low German Ellebage (“elbow”), German Ellbogen, Ellenbogen (“elbow”), Danish albue (“elbow”), Icelandic olbogi, olnbogi (“elbow”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??l.b??/
- (US) IPA(key): /???.bo?/, /??l.bo?/
Noun
elbow (plural elbows)
- (anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
- Synonym: elbow joint
- (by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
- (US, dated, early 20th-century slang) A detective.
- (basketball) Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane.
- A hit with the elbow.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
elbow (third-person singular simple present elbows, present participle elbowing, simple past and past participle elbowed)
- (transitive) To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.
- (transitive, by extension) To nudge, jostle or push.
Derived terms
- elbower
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Parts of the knot
References
Anagrams
- Below, Blowe, Lebow, below, blowe, bowel, bowle
Middle English
Noun
elbow
- Alternative form of elbowe
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elbows
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??l.b??z/
- (US) IPA(key): /??l.bo?z/
Noun
elbows
- plural of elbow
Verb
elbows
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elbow
Anagrams
- Belows, Blowes, Bowles, Lebows, blowes, blowse, bowels, bowles
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