elbow

Meaning

1. The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
2. 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.
3. A detective.
4. Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane.
5. A hit with the elbow.
6. Two nearby crossings of a rope.

nudge

human elbow

elbow pipe

knee joint

wrist joint

elbow joint

articulatio cubiti

cubital joint

back of hand

elbow-shaped bend

back elbow

downward elbow

side elbow

upper elbow

genu

bent tube

sharp corner

angle branch

pipe bend

pipe elbow

elbow bend

steep curve

tube bend

nosebleeding

eat meat

angle fittings

winding pipe

bent pipe

gripping device

Frequency

Hyphenated as

el‧bow

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛlbəʊ/

From Middle English elbowe, 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 albue (“elbow”), Icelandic olbogi, olnbogi (“elbow”).