elbow

  • 31elbow — See: AT ONE S ELBOW, ELBOW ROOM, RUB ELBOWS, UP TO THE CHIN IN or UP TO THE ELBOWS IN …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 32elbow — See: at one s elbow, elbow room, rub elbows, up to the chin in or up to the elbows in …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 33elbow — vb British to dismiss (someone), to dispose of or reject (something). A more modern ver sion of give it/them the elbow . It is often in the passive form get elbowed . ► OK, elbow the buskers, we haven t got time. (TV studio crew, One Day in the… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 34elbow — n 1. bend of the arm, ancon, funny bone, crazy bone; bend, fluxure, fold, sharp turn, right angle, corner, crook. 2. at one’s elbow nearby, close by, at hand, within reach, handy; at one s finger tips, under one s nose. 3. bend, lift or crook an… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 35elbow*/*/ — [ˈelbəʊ] noun [C] I the part in the middle of your arm, where it bends She sat with her elbows on the table.[/ex] II verb [T] elbow [ˈelbəʊ] to push or hit someone with your elbow …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 36elbow — Crossette Cros*sette (kr?s s?t ), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See {Crosier}.] (Arch.) (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; called also {ancon}, {ear}, {elbow}. (b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37elbow — 1. noun /ˈɛlbəʊ,ˈɛlboʊ/ a) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm. b) A pipe fitting that turns a corner. 2. verb /ˈɛlbəʊ,ˈɛlboʊ/ …

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  • 38elbow — Synonyms and related words: L, angle, angle off, ankle, apex, arm, articulation, assault, barge in, bear, bear upon, bend, biceps, bifurcate, bifurcation, bight, boost, boundary, branch, break in, break in upon, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39elbow — tennis elbow …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 40elbow — el·bow || elbəʊ n. joint located in the middle of the human arm v. shove with one s elbow, jostle, push …

    English contemporary dictionary