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90° angle elbow with female threads at both ends
el·bow
(ĕl′bō′)n.
1.
a. The joint or bend of the arm between the forearm and the upper arm.
b. The bony outer projection of this joint.
2. A joint, as of a bird or quadruped, corresponding to the human elbow.
3. Something having a bend or angle similar to an elbow, especially:
a. A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it.
b. A sharp bend in a river or road.
v. el·bowed, el·bow·ing, el·bows
v.tr.
1. To push, jostle, or shove with the elbow: elbowed me in the ribs to get me to stop laughing.
2. To open up (a means of passage, for example) by or as if by use of the elbow: elbowed her way through the crowd.
v.intr.
Idioms: 1. To make one's way by pushing with the elbow.
2. To turn at an angle; bend: The lane elbows to the left.
at (one's) elbow
Close at hand; nearby.
out at the elbows
1. Poorly dressed.
2. Lacking money.
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elbow
(ˈɛlbəʊ)n
1. (Anatomy) the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the junction of the radius and ulna with the humerus
2. (Zoology) the corresponding joint or bone of birds or mammals
3. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a garment that covers the elbow
4. something resembling an elbow, such as a sharp bend in a road or river
5. at one's elbow within easy reach
6. out at elbow out at elbows ragged or impoverished
7. up to the elbows with up to the elbows in busily occupied with; deeply immersed in
vb
8. (tr) to reject; dismiss. Also: give the elbow
9. to make (one's way) by shoving, jostling, etc
10. (tr) to knock or shove with or as if with the elbow
[Old English elnboga; see ell2, bow2; related to Old Norse olbogi, Old High German elinbogo]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
el•bow
(ˈɛl boʊ)n.
1. the bend or joint of the human arm between the upper arm and forearm.
2. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
3. something bent like an elbow, as a piece of pipe bent at an angle.
v.t. 5. to push aside with or as if with the elbow; jostle.
6. to make (one's way) by so pushing.
v.i. 7. to elbow one's way.
Idioms: 1. at one's elbow, within easy reach; nearby.
2. out at (the) elbows,
a. poorly dressed; shabby.
b. impoverished.
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elbow
Past participle: elbowed
Gerund: elbowing
| Imperative |
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| elbow |
| elbow |
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| Noun | 1. |  elbow - hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadrupedmusculus articularis cubiti - a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint - a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane crazy bone, funny bone - a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone; "the funny bone is not humerus" |
| 2. | elbow - a sharp bend in a road or river | |
| 3. | elbow - a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it | |
| 4. | elbow - the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows" cloth covering - a covering made of cloth | |
| 5. | elbow - the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow foreleg - the forelimb of a quadruped articulatio, joint, articulation - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) | |
| Verb | 1. | elbow - push one's way with the elbows |
| 2. | elbow - shove one's elbow into another person's ribs |
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elbow
verb
at your elbow within reach, near, to hand, handy, at hand, close by the whisky glass that was forever at his elbow
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Translations
كوعمِرْفَقيَشُقُّ طَريقَه
лакът
loket
albueskubbe
kubuto
kyynärpäämutka
कुहनी
lakat
könyök
siku
olnbogiolnboga sig áfram, troîast
ひじ
팔꿈치
alkūnėerdvėpo rankastumtis alkūnėmis
elkonisgrūstīt ar elkoņiemizlauzt ceļu
cot
lakeťraziť si
komolec
lakat
armbågearmbåga
ข้อศอก
dirsekdirseklemekdirseğiyle itmek
khuỷu tay
elbow
[ˈelbəʊ]A. N (Anat) → codo m; (in road) → recodo m
at one's elbow → al alcance de la mano
out at the elbow(s) → raído, descosido
he doesn't know his arse or ass from his elbow → confunde el culo con las témporas
at one's elbow → al alcance de la mano
out at the elbow(s) → raído, descosido
he doesn't know his arse or ass from his elbow → confunde el culo con las témporas
B. VT to elbow sb aside → apartar a algn a codazos
to elbow one's way through the crowd → abrirse paso a codazos por la muchedumbre
to elbow one's way through the crowd → abrirse paso a codazos por la muchedumbre
C. CPD elbow grease N it's a matter of elbow grease → es una cuestión de esfuerzo
use a bit of elbow grease! → ¡dale con más fuerza!
it will take a bit of elbow grease to shift this → va a costar trabajo mover esto
elbow joint N → articulación f del codo
elbow room N (= space) → espacio m para moverse; (= leeway) → margen m de maniobra
use a bit of elbow grease! → ¡dale con más fuerza!
it will take a bit of elbow grease to shift this → va a costar trabajo mover esto
elbow joint N → articulación f del codo
elbow room N (= space) → espacio m para moverse; (= leeway) → margen m de maniobra
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
elbow
[ˈɛlbəʊ] vt (= push) → donner un coup de coude à
to elbow one's way through the crowd → jouer des coudes pour se frayer un passage à travers la foule
to elbow sb into sth → pousser qn du coude dans qch
to elbow sb aside → écarter qn d'un coup de coudeelbow grease n → huile f de coude
to use a bit of elbow grease → mettre de l'huile de coudeelbow room n
to have enough elbow room (= room to move) → avoir de la place pour se retourner (= room for manoeuvre) → avoir les coudées franches
to elbow one's way through the crowd → jouer des coudes pour se frayer un passage à travers la foule
to elbow sb into sth → pousser qn du coude dans qch
elbow aside
vt septo elbow sb aside → écarter qn d'un coup de coudeelbow grease n → huile f de coude
to use a bit of elbow grease → mettre de l'huile de coudeelbow room n
to have enough elbow room (= room to move) → avoir de la place pour se retourner (= room for manoeuvre) → avoir les coudées franches
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
elbow
n
→ Ellbogen m; since he’s been rubbing elbows with senators (esp US) → seit er sich in Senatorenkreisen bewegt
(of pipe, river, road) → Knie nt
vt to elbow one’s way forward → sich durchdrängen; he elbowed his way through the crowd → er boxte sich durch die Menge; to elbow somebody aside → jdn beiseitestoßen; he elbowed me in the stomach → er stieß mir or mich mit dem Ellbogen in den Magen; to elbow one’s way to the top (fig) → sich nach oben durchboxen (inf), → die Ellbogen gebrauchen, um an die Spitze zu kommen
elbow
:elbow rest
n → Armstütze f
elbowroom
n (inf: lit, fig) → Ellbogenfreiheit f (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
elbow
[ˈɛlbəʊ]2. vt to elbow sb aside → scostare qn a gomitate
to elbow one's way through the crowd → farsi largo tra la folla a gomitate
to elbow one's way through the crowd → farsi largo tra la folla a gomitate
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
elbow
(ˈelbəu) noun the joint where the arm bends. He leant forward on his elbows.
verb to push with the elbow. He elbowed his way through the crowd.
ˈelbow-room noun space enough for doing something. Get out of my way and give me some elbow-room!
at one's elbow close to one. The journalist always works with a dictionary at his elbow.
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elbow
→ مِرْفَق loket albue Ellbogen αγκώνας codo kyynärpää coude lakat gomito ひじ 팔꿈치 elleboog albue łokieć cotovelo локоть armbåge ข้อศอก dirsek khuỷu tay 肘Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
el·bow
n. codo;
___ joint → coyuntura del ___;
___ room → espacio suficiente;
tennis ___ → ___ de tenista.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
elbow
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