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Elbowedness vs. Elbow — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Elbowedness and Elbow

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Elbowedness

(in combinations) The state or quality of having a particular type of elbow.

Elbow

The elbow is the visible joint between the upper and lower parts of the arm. It includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon, the elbow pit, the lateral and medial epicondyles, and the elbow joint.

Elbow

The joint between the forearm and the upper arm
She propped herself up on one elbow

Elbow

Push or strike (someone) with one's elbow
One player had elbowed another in the face

Elbow

Treat (a person or idea) dismissively
The issues which concerned them tended to be elbowed aside by men
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Elbow

The joint or bend of the arm between the forearm and the upper arm.

Elbow

The bony outer projection of this joint.

Elbow

A joint, as of a bird or quadruped, corresponding to the human elbow.

Elbow

A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it.

Elbow

A sharp bend in a river or road.
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Elbow

To push, jostle, or shove with the elbow
Elbowed me in the ribs to get me to stop laughing.

Elbow

To open up (a means of passage, for example) by or as if by use of the elbow
Elbowed her way through the crowd.

Elbow

To make one's way by pushing with the elbow.

Elbow

To turn at an angle; bend
The lane elbows to the left.

Elbow

(anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.

Elbow

(by extension) 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

Elbow

A detective.

Elbow

(basketball) Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane.

Elbow

A hit with the elbow.

Elbow

(knots) Two nearby crossings of a rope.

Elbow

(transitive) To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.
He elbowed his way through the crowd.

Elbow

To nudge, jostle or push.

Elbow

To make someone quit or lose their job so that someone else can get it.

Elbow

The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.
Her arms to the elbows naked.

Elbow

Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.

Elbow

A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back.

Elbow

To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.
They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange.

Elbow

To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.

Elbow

To push rudely along; to elbow one's way.

Elbow

Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

Elbow

A sharp bend in a road or river

Elbow

A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it

Elbow

The part of a sleeve that covers the elbow;
His coat had patches over the elbows

Elbow

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

Elbow

Push one's way with the elbows

Elbow

Shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

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