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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4155 COCA: 3512

elbow
1 elbow /ˈɛlˌboʊ/ noun
plural elbows
1 elbow
/ˈɛlˌboʊ/
noun
plural elbows
Learner's definition of ELBOW
[count]
1 
a  : the joint where your arm bends肘；肘关节 — see picture at human
b  : the part of a piece of clothing that covers the elbow（衣服的）肘部
2 
: something (such as a pipe or a piece of food) that is bent like an elbow（管道等的）弯头；（食物等）肘状物
— see picture at plumbing

at someone's elbow

: next to someone : at someone's side在某人身边

give (someone) the elbow

British, informal
: to end a relationship with someone : to tell someone to go away甩掉；撵走

rub elbows

— see 1rub
2 elbow /ˈɛˌboʊ/ verb
elbows; elbowed; elbowing
2 elbow
/ˈɛˌboʊ/
verb
elbows; elbowed; elbowing
Learner's definition of ELBOW
: to push or shove (someone) with your elbow用肘推；用肘挤
[+ object]
— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
[no object]
◊ If you elbow your way through a crowd, you move ahead by pushing and forcing people to move out of the way.挤过人群
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4155 COCA: 3512

elbow

1 of 2

noun

el·​bow ˈel-ˌbō How to pronounce elbow (audio)
1
a
: the joint of the human arm
b
: a corresponding joint in the anterior limb of a lower vertebrate
2
: something (such as macaroni or an angular pipe fitting) resembling an elbow

elbow

2 of 2

verb

elbowed; elbowing; elbows

transitive verb

1
a
: to push with the elbow : jostle
b
: to shove aside by pushing with or as if with the elbow
people elbowed each other to get a better view
2
: to force (one's way) by pushing with or as if with the elbow
elbowing our way through the crowd

intransitive verb

1
: to advance by pushing with the elbow
2
: to make an angle : turn
Phrases
at one's elbow
: at one's side
out at elbows or out at the elbows
1
: shabbily dressed
2
: short of funds

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun He wore a tattered coat with holes in the elbows. Verb The actor's bodyguards rudely elbowed everyone out of the way. Everyone was shoving and elbowing to get a good position.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Drop your hip and shift your torso to rotate one knee to touch the opposite elbow, keeping your arms extended and your core braced. Brett Williams, Men's Health, 9 Sep. 2022 Picked off three times and buried for minus-49 yards on those seven sacks, this wasn't the way the Rams QB should be nursing a balky elbow – though his arm looked just fine. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 Parker was hit in the eye in the first quarter by Thomas’ elbow, and Copper took a knee to the body from Williams in the third quarter and was down along the baseline for a few minutes. Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Matthew Stafford is playing through right elbow tendinitis, and John Wolford is nursing a right thumb injury. Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 But with a football tucked in the crook of his elbow, Robinson, a senior, is not so kind. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Nadler also sought to characterize Maloney as a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic, a particularly sharp elbow to be thrown during the pandemic. Bytal Axelrod, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2022 And, of course, there’s lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow — now pickleball elbow. Matt Richtel, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 And, of course, there’s lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow — now pickleball elbow. Matt Richtel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022
Verb
Conklin is officially listed as questionable on the team’s Friday injury report along with fellow tackle Chris Hubbard (elbow) and rookie wide receiver Michael Woods II (illness). Dan Labbe, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 The Rays tried to elbow their way back into the game in the bottom of the fifth when Brandon Lowe hit a leadoff double off McCarty. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 31 July 2022 Images of folks at Daytona Beach in 1909 show smiling sunbathers covered from ankle to elbow. Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2022 Her white male classmates would slyly elbow her books off the long library tables, and once, while standing at her locker, a classmate waved a ten-thousand-dollar tuition check, signed by his father, in her face. Eleni Schirmer, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022 The white patches are nearly gone from her face and elbow, and are easily covered with make up. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 Wrap the bandage quickly from an area just above the bite past the knee or elbow joint, immobilizing it. Miles Blumhardt, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 One of the adults, a University Heights man, 18, who was the victim, was treated by paramedics for minor injuries to his mouth, hand and elbow. cleveland, 15 June 2022 Zajonc allegedly struck the women with his closed fist or elbow, and in one case, allegedly shoved a woman to the ground. Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com, 6 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English elbowe, from Old English elboga, from el- (akin to eln ell) + Old English boga bow — more at ell, bow

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of elbow was before the 12th century

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4155 COCA: 3512
elbow

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ELBOW | ELBOW + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤left, right左肘關節；右肘關節➤sharp尖突的肘關節▸➤dislocated, fractured脫位的肘關節；骨折的肘部➤sore疼痛的肘關節➤pitching, throwing (both in baseball均用於棒球) 做投擲動作的肘關節VERB + ELBOW➤lean, place, rest把肘部撑在⋯；把肘部支在⋯◇He rested one elbow on the wall as he spoke.他講話時把一隻胳膊肘支在牆上。➤lean on, prop yourself up on, raise yourself up on撑着胳膊肘；用肘部支撑着自己◇She opened her eyes and propped herself up on one elbow to look at him.她睜開眼，單肘撑起身子看着他。➤catch, grasp, take抓住肘部；扶住肘部◇He caught her elbow to steady her.他抓住她的肘部穩住她。➤jab, slam, thrust用肘部猛戳／猛擊／猛推◇She thrust her elbow into her attacker's face.她用肘部猛擊襲擊者的臉。➤bend, flex彎曲／屈起肘部➤extend, straighten伸展／伸直肘部▸➤bang, hit碰着肘部◇I banged my elbow on the table as I got up.我站起來時胳膊肘碰上了桌子。➤dislocate, fracture, injure使肘部錯位／骨折／受傷➤lock收緊肘部◇Extend your arms without locking your elbows.伸展你的胳膊，放鬆肘部。ELBOW + NOUN➤joint, ligament肘關節；肘部韌帶▸➤injury肘傷➤pain, problem肘部疼痛；肘傷➤surgery肘部手術➤pad護肘▸➤room自由伸展臂肘的空間◇The office cubicles give you hardly any elbow room.在辦公室隔間裏幾乎伸不開胳膊。PREPOSITION➤above the elbow肘部以上▸➤at your elbow在近旁◇A voice at my elbow said, 'Please sit down!'離我很近的一個聲音說：“請坐！”➤below the elbow肘部以下◇The whole of his arm below the elbow was badly burned.他肘部以下嚴重燒傷。➤beneath your elbow, under your elbow在胳膊肘下◇She slid a hand under his elbow to guide him.她悄悄地把手挽到他的胳膊肘下領着他。➤by the elbow挽着胳膊◇He took his guest by the elbow and steered him in the direction of the bar.他挽着客人的胳膊領他朝酒吧的方向走去。➤on one elbow用一隻胳膊肘撑着◇He raised himself on one elbow and looked at the bedside clock.他用一隻胳膊肘撑起身子看了看牀邊的鐘。PHRASES➤be up to your elbows in sth在深及胳膊肘的⋯中◇He was up to his elbows in hot water.他雙手在深及胳膊肘的熱水中洗碗碟。➤the crook of your elbow臂彎◇She was cradling a small bundle in the crook of her elbow.她用手臂挎着一個小包。➤dig your elbow into sb's ribs用肘部戳某人的肋骨◇She dug her elbow into Jim's ribs to remind him not to give the secret away.她用肘部戳了一下吉姆的肋骨，提醒他不要泄露秘密。➤rub elbows with sb (figurative, NAmE) 與某人親密往來◇He had been rubbing elbows with celebrities.他一直與一些名流過從甚密。

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