Definition of elbow

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Elbow (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..

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Cubital :: Cubital (n.) A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.
Jostle :: Jostle (v. t.) To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
Elbow :: Elbow (v. i.) To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.
Out :: Out (a.) Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the sun shines out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is out..
Crossette :: Crossette (n.) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also ancon, ear, elbow..
Armchair :: Armchair (n.) A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
Cubit :: Cubit (n.) The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist..
Jog :: "Jog (v. t.) To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn..
Brachium :: Brachium (n.) The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.
Ulnar :: Ulnar (a.) Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar nerve..
Triceps :: Triceps (n.) A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow..
Jerk :: "Jerk (v. t.) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off..
Akimbo :: Akimbo (a.) With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
Cubit :: Cubit (n.) A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger..
Elbow :: Elbow (n.) The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.
Elbow :: Elbow (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..
Foresleeve :: Foresleeve (n.) The sleeve below the elbow.
Underhand :: Underhand (a.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow..
Nudge :: Nudge (n.) A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow..
Poppyhead :: Poppyhead (n.) A raised ornament frequently having the form of a final. It is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches..
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