Elbowedness vs. Elbow — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Elbowedness and Elbow
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Definitions
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