elbow
The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
Other meanings
Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
“the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back”
Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane.Newell, Pete
Synonyms
- human elbow
A kind of
- hinge joint
Related words
- Elbowgate
- elbowroom
- all-elbows
- at the elbow
- elbow dip
- elbow-deep
- out-at-elbow
- bend one's elbow
- bump elbows
- crook one's elbow
- elbow bender
- elbow bone
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "elboga".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “elbow” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.