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The meaning of the word "Elbow" in English


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

Elbow n. : 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.

Elbow n. : 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.

Elbow v. t. : To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.

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

Elbow v. i. : To push rudely along; to elbow one's way.

Example:
What size Elbow macaroni do you use to make Hawaiian macaroni salad?

Taxonomy
elbow, carrying angle, elbow-joint, ulna, elbow joint, movements, radius, capsule, radius and ulna, synovial membrane, injuries, Elbow Dislocation, humerus, Fractures, flexion, head of the radius, three bones, collateral ligaments.

Defination from the web:
elbow is the region surrounding the elbow-joint[1]—the ginglymus or hinge joint in ... Three bones form the elbow joint: the humerus of the upper arm, and the paired radius and ... 

synonyms
  (noun) elbow joint
  (noun) human elbow
  (noun) cubitus
  (noun) cubital joint
  (noun) articulatio cubiti
  (noun) articulatio
  (noun) articulation
  (noun) bend
  (noun) cloth covering
  (noun) curve
  (noun) ginglymoid joint
  (noun) ginglymus
  (noun) hinge joint
  (noun) joint
  (noun) pipage
  (noun) pipe
  (noun) piping
  (verb) jostle
  (verb) nudge
  (verb) poke at
  (verb) prod
  (verb) shove


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