elbow

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛlbəʊ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛlboʊ/ or [ˈɛɫboʊ]

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• Hyphenation: el‧bow

Noun

Singular elbow

Plural elbows

An elbow

1. (countable) Your elbow is the place in the middle of your arm that bends.

   I hurt my elbow playing tennis.

2. (countable) An elbow is a 90° turn in a pipe, river, road, etc.

   I need another elbow piece to get this pipe round the corner.

Verb

Plain form elbow

Third-person singular elbows

Past tense elbowed

Past participle elbowed

Present participle elbowing

Elbowing in a soccer game

1. (transitive) If you elbow somebody, you hit them with your elbow.

   My mom elbowed me to be quiet.

Related words

• joint