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elbows

 
Noun elbow has 5 senses
  1. elbow, elbow joint, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti - hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
    --1 is a kind of hinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid joint
    --1 is a part of arm
    --1 has parts: musculus articularis cubiti; funny bone, crazy bone
    Derived forms: verb elbow1, verb elbow2
  2. elbow - a sharp bend in a road or river
    --2 is a kind of
    bend, curve
  3. elbow - a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
    --3 is a kind of
    pipe, pipage, piping
  4. elbow - the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow; "his coat had patches over the elbows"
    --4 is a kind of
    cloth covering
    --4 is a part of sleeve, arm
  5. elbow - the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
    --5 is a kind of
    joint, articulation, articulatio
    --5 is a part of foreleg
Verb elbow has 2 senses
  1. elbow - push one's way with the elbows
    --1 is one way to
    jostle, shove
    Derived forms: noun elbow1, noun elbowing1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. elbow - shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
    --2 is one way to
    nudge, poke at, prod
    Derived form: noun elbow1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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