elbow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈe̞ɫbəʉ] (Australia)
- [ˈæ̝wbɐw] dialectal, Southern England, West Midlands, l-vocalization
- /ˈɛlbəʊ̯/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈe̞ʊ̯bəʉ̯/ South Australia, Western Australia, l-vocalization
- /ˈɛlboʊ̯/ (General-American)
- /ˈæ̝lbəʊ̯/ Victoria, salary-celery
- /ˈe̞lbəʉ̯/ (Australia)
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- [ˈɛɫboʊ̯] (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English elbowe (“elbow”), 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 and Norwegian Bokmål albue (“elbow”), Norwegian Nynorsk olboge (“elbow”), Faroese albogi, Icelandic olbogi, olnbogi (“elbow”), Swedish armbåge (“elbow”).
Meanings
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The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
1907, Robert W. Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set:Up to the elbowes naked were there Armes.
1627, Michael Drayton, “The Moone-Calfe”, in English Poetry 1579-1830: Spenser and the Tradition, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2016:
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(broadly) 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.
the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back
The water runs down with a strong, sharp stickle, and then has a sudden elbow in it, where the small brook trickles in; and on that side the bank is steep, four or it may be five feet high, overhanging loamily; […]
1869, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor:
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(US, dated, qualifier:early 20th-century slang) A detective.
"An elbow, huh?" putting all the contempt he could in his voice; and somehow any synonym for detective seems able to hold a lot of contempt.
1924, Dashiell Hammett, Zigzags of Treachery:
- Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane.
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A hit, strike, or blow with the elbow.
In the fair dinkum department that elbow prop Barrie McDermott threw into the face of Paul Sironen deserved to get him four months on the side-lines[.]
1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 200:England ran Tunisia ragged in that spell but were punished for missing a host of chances when Ferjani Sassi equalised from the penalty spot against the run of play after Kyle Walker was penalised for an elbow on Fakhreddine Ben Youssef.
2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2019:
- (qualifier:knots) Two nearby crossings of a rope.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| elbows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
elbow room · Little Elbow · elbow tap · elbow-deep · collar and elbow · more grease to your elbow · elbowedness · elbow bone · bend one's elbow · know one's arse from one's elbow · out at elbow · Elbowgate · elbow juice · elbow grease · give the elbow · elbow chair · street elbow · student's elbow · get the elbow · rub elbows · elbow sleeve · out-at-elbow · sharp-elbowed · know one's ass from one's elbow · elbow rim · all-elbows · crook one's elbow · bend the elbow · at someone's elbow · shake one's elbow · elbow macaroni · more power to your elbow · bump elbows · elbow relation · elbowroom · miner's elbow · Elbow Cay · elbow plant · elbowless · golfer's elbow · elbowful · elbow bump · elbow-chair · elbow pit · hairy elbow syndrome · elbow dip · elbow to elbow · elbowy · elbow shake · elbowlike · elbow and collar · elbow bender · tennis elbow · Elbow Lake · at the elbow · elbow mentality · elbow scissors · at one's elbow · know the difference between one's ass and one's elbow
Synonyms
Translations (353)
cmn 手肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · li èllebaog (joint between upper arm and forearm) · nap vuto (joint between upper arm and forearm) · an codo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ro lovitură de cot (a hit with the elbow) · ota مرفق (joint between upper arm and forearm) · hsb łochć (joint between upper arm and forearm) · cmn 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · oj indooskwan (joint between upper arm and forearm) · lb Ielebou (joint between upper arm and forearm) · pl łokieć (joint between upper arm and forearm) · eve ечэн (joint between upper arm and forearm) · nn olboge (joint between upper arm and forearm) · et küünarliiges (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ne कुहिनो (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sms kõõnjâr (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rom कुनी (joint between upper arm and forearm) · wrh ngunha (joint between upper arm and forearm) · de Ellbogenstoß (a hit with the elbow) · kk шынтақ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rif taɣmart (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ryn 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · fo albogi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · hu könyök (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rm cundun (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ny gongono (joint between upper arm and forearm) · acm عكس (joint between upper arm and forearm) · lo ສອກ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · grc ὠλένη (joint between upper arm and forearm) · vec gòmio (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ckb ئانیشک (joint between upper arm and forearm) · udm гырпум (joint between upper arm and forearm) · fi kyynärpää (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ro cot (joint between upper arm and forearm) · wbk avřa (joint between upper arm and forearm) · nso setšu (joint between upper arm and forearm) · orv лакъть (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sc cuidu (joint between upper arm and forearm) · svs bulikaku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · fr coup de coude (a hit with the elbow) · gl cotobelo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · de Ellbogen (joint between upper arm and forearm) · kw elyn (joint between upper arm and forearm) · nv achʼoozhlaaʼ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gv uillin (joint between upper arm and forearm) · alt чаганак (joint between upper arm and forearm) · th ข้อศอก (joint between upper arm and forearm) · jv sikut (joint between upper arm and forearm) · acw كوع (joint between upper arm and forearm) · prn vuẓo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · kl ikusik (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rsk локец (joint between upper arm and forearm) · xug 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rsk колєнко (pipe fitting) · khb ᦉᦸᧅ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · niv тоӈӄ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · cs loket (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sc coidale (joint between upper arm and forearm) · yua kuuk (joint between upper arm and forearm) · lzz დუყუ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · bg коля́но (pipe fitting) · la cubitum (joint between upper arm and forearm) · av гӏункӏрукъ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · scn gùvitu (joint between upper arm and forearm) · pdc Ellboge (joint between upper arm and forearm) · vo kubit (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ryu 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · msk siko (joint between upper arm and forearm) · xsr གྲེ་མུང (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mk лакт (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sc cuidale (joint between upper arm and forearm) · is olnbogi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · fy earmtakke (joint between upper arm and forearm) · non ǫlnbogi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · bbl ოლოკ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · bug siku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ti ኩርናዕ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mnk nonkoŋo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · fi mutka (pipe fitting) · iu ᐁᑯᓯᒃ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · pox lüťit (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ba терһәк (joint between upper arm and forearm) · prs آرَنْج (joint between upper arm and forearm) · kmr aren aren (joint between upper arm and forearm) · om ciqilee (joint between upper arm and forearm) · km កែងដៃ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sva უღუ̂ნა (joint between upper arm and forearm) · nb albue (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rm combel (joint between upper arm and forearm) · lv elkonis (joint between upper arm and forearm) · kw elin (joint between upper arm and forearm) · vec comet (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ur کُہْنی (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gl cobadazo (a hit with the elbow) · et põlv (pipe fitting) · tr dirsek (joint between upper arm and forearm) · da albue (joint between upper arm and forearm) · os рӕмбын (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sw kiwiko (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mag 𑂍𑂵𑂯𑂳𑂢𑂲 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · as কিল (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sc guidu (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mai केङ्हुनी (joint between upper arm and forearm) · cmn 胳膊肘兒 /胳膊肘儿 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ab а-машьхәы́лҵ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ccc takolo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · myz ࡉࡀࡑࡉࡋࡀ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · as কিলাকুটি (joint between upper arm and forearm) · si වැලමිට (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sne siku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · aa sucúl (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ilo siko (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mn тохой (joint between upper arm and forearm) · se gaigŋir (joint between upper arm and forearm) · wa keute (pipe fitting) · mai केहुनी (joint between upper arm and forearm) · oc coide (joint between upper arm and forearm) · et küünarnukk (joint between upper arm and forearm) · tk tirsek (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ruq cot (joint between upper arm and forearm) · et torupõlv (pipe fitting) · non albogi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sh ла̏кат (joint between upper arm and forearm) · es codazo (a hit with the elbow) · pms gomo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gl cotomelo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ta முழங்கை (joint between upper arm and forearm) · fr coude (pipe fitting) · izh kynsvars (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sh lȁkat (joint between upper arm and forearm) · tg оринҷ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mrj кӹнервуй (joint between upper arm and forearm) · eu ukondo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · cu лакъть (joint between upper arm and forearm) · aa cusul (joint between upper arm and forearm) · it raccordo (pipe fitting) · za doegsok (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ps څنګل (joint between upper arm and forearm) · yi עלנבויגן (joint between upper arm and forearm) · pt cotovelão (a hit with the elbow) · kix phǖkàuh (joint between upper arm and forearm) · fur comedon (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mel basikou (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gl cotobelada (a hit with the elbow) · sib cikun (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mrw siko (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ia cubito (joint between upper arm and forearm) · kea kutubélu (joint between upper arm and forearm) · th ศอก (joint between upper arm and forearm) · nrf coute (joint between upper arm and forearm) · wyi kuRun (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sk lakeť (joint between upper arm and forearm) · km កែង (joint between upper arm and forearm) · udi сун (joint between upper arm and forearm) · hi कोहनी (joint between upper arm and forearm) · be ло́каць (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gmq-osw albughi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ttj enkokera (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mi tuke (joint between upper arm and forearm) · grc ἀγκών (joint between upper arm and forearm) · lld cumedon (joint between upper arm and forearm) · khb ᦉᦸᧅᧈ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · hy արմունկ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ce гола (joint between upper arm and forearm) · pt cotovelada (a hit with the elbow) · gd uileann (joint between upper arm and forearm) · tsg siku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · kzg 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · xcl արմուկն (joint between upper arm and forearm) · wa cotiron (joint between upper arm and forearm) · tt терсәк (joint between upper arm and forearm) · nah moliktli (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ay mujlli (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ist cumio (joint between upper arm and forearm) · af elmboog (joint between upper arm and forearm) · cmn 肘部 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · lij gommio (joint between upper arm and forearm) · inh пхьарса гола (joint between upper arm and forearm) · to tui'inima (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mvi 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · orv локъть (joint between upper arm and forearm) · se gargŋil (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ht koud (joint between upper arm and forearm) · fi kierre (two nearby crossings of a rope) · tet sikun (joint between upper arm and forearm) · frr eelemböög (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ga uillinn píopa (pipe fitting) · mdh siku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sc cuitu (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ga uillinn (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gl cóbado (joint between upper arm and forearm) · wym ełböga (joint between upper arm and forearm) · io kudo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ask ořiŋ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · smn käŋŋir (joint between upper arm and forearm) · scn ùvitu (joint between upper arm and forearm) · pt cotovelo (pipe fitting) · cmn 彎頭 /弯头 (pipe fitting) · yka siku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · evn ичэн (joint between upper arm and forearm) · el ωλένη (joint between upper arm and forearm) · win aišak (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sv armbåge (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ki kĩgokora (joint between upper arm and forearm) · it gomitata (a hit with the elbow) · ca colze (joint between upper arm and forearm) · et põlvis (pipe fitting) · sc cúvidu (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gl cote (two nearby crossings of a rope) · fa-ira آرَنْج (joint between upper arm and forearm) · pt cotovelo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · lol litonga (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ary كوع (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ssy xullufta (joint between upper arm and forearm) · it gomito (joint between upper arm and forearm) · clt kuvcakhiy (joint between upper arm and forearm) · br ilin (joint between upper arm and forearm) · tkn 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · bg ла́кът (joint between upper arm and forearm) · zza bazî (joint between upper arm and forearm) · id siku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gl cóbado (pipe fitting) · ka იდაყვი (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gmq-osw albwghi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · km ដុំដៃ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · cy penelin (joint between upper arm and forearm) · tpi skru (joint between upper arm and forearm) · cop ⲕⲱⲓ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · pag siko (joint between upper arm and forearm) · nds Ellbaag (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ky чыканак (joint between upper arm and forearm) · el αγκώνας (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sco elbi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · vi khuỷu tay (joint between upper arm and forearm) · xsv alkunas (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ja 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · he מַרְפֵּק (joint between upper arm and forearm) · crk tôskwan (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ood sihsh (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rgn gòmt (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mfe koud (joint between upper arm and forearm) · wyi paluth (joint between upper arm and forearm) · hi कुहनी (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ar مِرْفَق (joint between upper arm and forearm) · xh ingqiniba (joint between upper arm and forearm) · nl elleboog (joint between upper arm and forearm) · es codo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sw kisugudi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mba siku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · prg alkūns (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ko 팔꿈치 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gmq-osw alboghi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · am ክርን (joint between upper arm and forearm) · fo albógvi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ms siku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · fr coude (joint between upper arm and forearm) · tl sìko (joint between upper arm and forearm) · yox 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · min siku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · inh гола (joint between upper arm and forearm) · lmo gombet (joint between upper arm and forearm) · kmr enîşk (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rm cumbel (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ale tulax̂ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · yoi 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · es codo (pipe fitting) · lt alkūnė (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mak jiku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · no bend (pipe fitting) · roa-tar gomite (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ro cot (pipe fitting) · rap turi rima (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rw inkokora (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ltg alkiune (joint between upper arm and forearm) · st setswe (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ar كُوع (joint between upper arm and forearm) · la cubitus (joint between upper arm and forearm) · wa djino (pipe fitting) · my တံတောင် (joint between upper arm and forearm) · la ulna (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sw kisigino (pipe fitting) · vec gòmbio (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ba сығанаҡ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · de Rohrbogen (pipe fitting) · fi kyynärnivel (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ug جەينەك (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gl coldo (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gld хуйчэн (joint between upper arm and forearm) · koi гырддза (joint between upper arm and forearm) · bho कोहनी (joint between upper arm and forearm) · iu ᐃᑯᓯᒃ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · okn 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · za gencueg (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sa कूर्पर (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rys 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ruo cot (joint between upper arm and forearm) · se gardnjil (joint between upper arm and forearm) · lv līkums (pipe fitting) · ar كُوعٌ (pipe fitting) · nap gùveto (joint between upper arm and forearm) · oma astúhi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · hil siko (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ota دیرسك (joint between upper arm and forearm) · pdt Alboagen (joint between upper arm and forearm) · dsb łokś (joint between upper arm and forearm) · bn মোড় (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rm chandun (joint between upper arm and forearm) · wa keute (joint between upper arm and forearm) · kaw siku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ak abatwɛ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sq bërryl (joint between upper arm and forearm) · bn বাঁক (joint between upper arm and forearm) · arz كوع (joint between upper arm and forearm) · bo གྲུ་མོ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · vec comio (joint between upper arm and forearm) · uz tirsak (joint between upper arm and forearm) · za genfwngz (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sm tualima (joint between upper arm and forearm) · pam siku (joint between upper arm and forearm) · lnj 'ondh (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mhr кынервуй (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ary مرفق (joint between upper arm and forearm) · non ǫlbogi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · eo kubuto (joint between upper arm and forearm) · so suxul (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mnc ᠮᠠᠶᠠᠨ (joint between upper arm and forearm) · gmq-osw alnboghi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · fi isku kyynärpäällä (a hit with the elbow) · cmn 胳膊肘子 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · rup cot (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sco elbae (joint between upper arm and forearm) · sl komolec (joint between upper arm and forearm) · tpi skru bilong han (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mr कोपर (joint between upper arm and forearm) · az dirsək (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ru коле́но (pipe fitting) · zza bazı (diq) (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ceb siko (joint between upper arm and forearm) · non alnbogi (joint between upper arm and forearm) · vec gùmio (joint between upper arm and forearm) · bsh āřa (joint between upper arm and forearm) · uk лі́коть (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ca cop de colze (a hit with the elbow) · ivv sichu (joint between upper arm and forearm) · wo cóñcó (joint between upper arm and forearm) · xmf დუჸი (joint between upper arm and forearm) · mww luj tshib (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ams 肘 (joint between upper arm and forearm) · te మోచేయి (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ru ло́коть (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ast coldu (joint between upper arm and forearm) · dv އުޅަބޮށި (joint between upper arm and forearm) · ang elnboga (joint between upper arm and forearm)