elbow

/ˌɛlˈboʊ/

/ˈɛlbəʊ/

Other forms: elbows; elbowed; elbowing

Your elbow is the bendy part of your arm between your wrist and your shoulder. Sometimes people use their pointy elbows to elbow people out of the way.

Your elbows are major joints in your arms, making it possible for you to do many things — including get scolded for having your elbows rudely on the table while you eat. Clothing can be said to have elbows as well: "I like your professor jacket with the patches on the elbows." Other inanimate objects with elbows include rivers and pipes: a sharp bend in either of these is also called an elbow.

Definitions of elbow

1. noun

   hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
   synonyms: articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, cubitus, elbow joint, human elbow

   type of:

   ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint

   a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane
2. noun

   the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
   type of:

   articulatio, articulation, joint

   (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
3. noun

   the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint
   “his coat had patches over the elbows”

   type of:

   cloth covering

   a covering made of cloth
4. verb

   push one's way with the elbows
   type of:

   jostle, shove

   come into rough contact with while moving
5. verb

   shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
   type of:

   nudge, poke at, prod

   push against gently
6. noun

   a sharp bend in a road or river
   type of:

   bend, curve

   curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
7. noun

   a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
   type of:

   pipage, pipe, piping

   a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.