Elbow /(?)/

El·bow

Elbow

n.
  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. 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. (Arch.)

Phrases & Compounds
At the elbow
very near; at hand.
Elbow grease
energetic application of force in manual labor.
Elbow in the hawse
the twisting together of two cables by which a vessel rides at anchor, caused by swinging completely round once.
Elbow scissors
scissors bent in the blade or shank for convenience in cutting.
Out at elbow
with coat worn through at the elbows; shabby; in needy circumstances.

Elbow

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Elbowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Elbowing

  1. 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.

Phrases & Compounds
To elbow one's way
to force one's way by pushing with the elbows; as, to elbow one's way through a crowd.

Elbow

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.