[el-boh] 
| 1. | the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. |
| 2. | the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. |
| 3. | something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle. |
| 4. | Architecture. crossette. |
| 5. | Also called ell, el. a plumbing pipe or pipe connection having a right-angled bend. |
| 6. | to push with or as if with the elbow; jostle. |
| 7. | to make (one's way) by so pushing. |
| 8. | to elbow one's way: He elbowed through the crowd. |
| 9. | at one's elbow, within easy reach; nearby: A virtue of the cottage is that the ocean is at your elbow. |
| 10. | bend, lift, or crook an elbow, Informal. to drink alcoholic beverages. |
| 11. | give the elbow, shove aside, get rid of, or reject. |
| 12. | out at the elbows,
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| 13. | rub elbows with, to mingle socially with; associate with: a resort where royalty rubs elbows with the merely rich. |
| 14. | up to one's elbows, very busy; engrossed: I am up to my elbows in answering mail. Also, up to the elbows. |
elbow el·bow (ěl'bō')
n.
The joint or bend of the arm between the forearm and the upper arm. Also called cubitus.
The bony outer projection of this joint.
Something having a bend or an angle similar to an elbow.
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