Elbow
['elbəʊ] or ['ɛlbo]
Definition
(noun.) the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow.
(noun.) the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; 'his coat had patches over the elbows'.
(noun.) a sharp bend in a road or river.
(noun.) a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it.
(noun.) hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
(verb.) shove one's elbow into another person's ribs.
(verb.) push one's way with the elbows.
Checker: Peggy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.
(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.
(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.
(v. t.) To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.
(v. i.) To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.
(v. i.) To push rudely along; to elbow one's way.
Editor: Ozzie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Angle, bend, turn.
v. a. Push.
v. n. Jostle, push one's way.
Typist: Preston
Definition
n. the joint where the arm bows or bends: any sharp turn or bend.—v.t. to push with the elbow: to jostle.—ns. El′bow-chair an arm-chair; El′bow-grease humorously applied to vigorous rubbing; El′bow-room room to extend the elbows: space enough for moving or acting: freedom.—At one's elbow close at hand; Be out at elbow to wear a coat ragged at the elbows; Up to the elbows completely engrossed.
Typist: Remington
Unserious Contents or Definition
To see elbows in a dream, signifies that arduous labors will devolve upon you, and for which you will receive small reimbursements. For a young woman, this is a prognostic of favorable opportunities to make a reasonably wealthy marriage. If the elbows are soiled, she will lose a good chance of securing a home by marriage.
Inputed by Addie
Examples
- That depends,' said Mrs. Bardell, approaching the duster very near to Mr. Pickwick's elbow which was planted on the table. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In the first case, I advise you, as a friend, to have nothing to do with that cold ham at your elbow, and to wait till the omelette comes in. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- A little more elbow-room is all we want here. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He had taken up a book from the stall, and there he stood, reading away, as hard as if he were in his elbow-chair, in his own study. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- With these words, the matron dropped into her chair, and, once more resting her elbow on the table, thought of her solitary fate. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- How would he blush in presence of the man with fingers on his elbow? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The telephone clicked, and Archer, turning from the photographs, unhooked the transmitter at his elbow. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- She stood silent, resting her thin elbows on the mantelpiece, her profile reflected in the glass behind her. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Robert Jordan sunk his elbows into the ground and looked along the barrel at the four riders stopped there in the snow. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The brushing of skirts and elbows, sometimes the bumping of shoulders, could be heard against the very panels. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He got onto his elbows, stretched the left leg well behind him with both hands and a far, sweating, push with the right foot and there he was. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- She set down her basket, squatted herself down, and resting her elbows on her knees said, O Lord! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The little creature had been leaning back, attentive, with her elbows resting on the elbows of her chair, and her chin upon her hands. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mr. Mell, with his elbows on his desk and his face in his hands, sat, for some moments, quite still. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I gave him a nickel, and he elbowed his way in; and throwing the money on the counter, the store being filled with women clerks, he said: 'Give me three pairs. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Archer pushed forward, elbowing through the crowd, and staring blindly into window after window of the high-hung carriages. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Come, none o' that 'ere, old Strike-a-light,' interposed Mr. Weller, elbowing himself into the front rank. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Nora