ELBOW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does elbow mean?
• ELBOW (noun)
The noun ELBOW has 5 senses:
1. hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
2. a sharp bend in a road or river
3. a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
4. the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint
5. the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
Familiarity information: ELBOW used as a noun is common.
• ELBOW (verb)
The verb ELBOW has 2 senses:
1. push one's way with the elbows
2. shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
Familiarity information: ELBOW used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ELBOW (noun)
Meaning:
Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
human elbow; elbow joint; elbow; cubitus; cubital joint; articulatio cubiti
Hypernyms ("elbow" is a kind of...):
ginglymoid joint; ginglymus; hinge joint (a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane)
Meronyms (parts of "elbow"):
musculus articularis cubiti (a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint)
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)
Holonyms ("elbow" is a part of...):
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)
Meaning:
A sharp bend in a road or river
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("elbow" is a kind of...):
bend; curve (curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.))
Meaning:
A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("elbow" is a kind of...):
pipage; pipe; piping (a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.)
Meaning:
The part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
his coat had patches over the elbows
Hypernyms ("elbow" is a kind of...):
cloth covering (a covering made of cloth)
Holonyms ("elbow" is a part of...):
arm; sleeve (the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm)
Meaning:
The joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("elbow" is a kind of...):
articulatio; articulation; joint ((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion))
Holonyms ("elbow" is a part of...):
foreleg (the front limb of a quadruped)
• ELBOW (verb)
Meaning:
Push one's way with the elbows
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "elbow" is one way to...):
jostle; shove (come into rough contact with while moving)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "elbow" is one way to...):
nudge; poke at; prod (to push against gently)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
