elbow : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: elbow	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for elbow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elbow n hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped Synonym(s): elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti a sharp bend in a road or river a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows" the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow v push one's way with the elbows shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elbow \El"bow\, n. [AS. elboga, elnboga (akin to D. elleboga, OHG. elinbogo, G. ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel. [?]lnbogi; prop.; arm-bend); eln ell (orig., forearm) + boga a bending. See 1st {Ell}, and 4th {Bow}.] 1. The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent. Her arms to the elbows naked. --R. of Gloucester. 2. 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. 3. (Arch.) 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. --Gwilt. Note: Elbow is used adjectively or as part of a compound, to denote something shaped like, or acting like, an elbow; as, elbow joint; elbow tongs or elbow-tongs; elbowroom, elbow-room, or elbow room. {At the elbow}, very near; at hand. {Elbow grease}, energetic application of force in manual labor. [Low] {Elbow in the hawse} (Naut.), the twisting together of two cables by which a vessel rides at anchor, caused by swinging completely round once. --Totten. {Elbow scissors} (Surg.), scissors bent in the blade or shank for convenience in cutting. --Knight. {Out at elbow}, with coat worn through at the elbows; shabby; in needy circumstances.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elbow \El"bow\, v. i. 1. To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow. 2. To push rudely along; to elbow one's way. [bd]Purseproud, elbowing Insolence.[b8] --Grainger.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elbow \El"bow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elbowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elbowing}.] To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another. They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange. --Macaulay. {To elbow one's way}, to force one's way by pushing with the elbows; as, to elbow one's way through a crowd.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crossette \Cros*sette"\ (kr?s-s?t`), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See {Crosier}.] (Arch.) (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also {ancon}, {ear}, {elbow}. (b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone.