Meaning

6 senses

  1. The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.

    Ellbogen

    ло́котьlókotʹ

    лі́котьlíkotʹ

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

  2. (broadly)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

    Rohrbogen

    коле́ноkoléno

  3. (US, dated)A detective.

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

  5. A hit, strike, or blow with the elbow.

    Ellbogenstoß

  6. Two nearby crossings of a rope.

Examples

166 sentences

  1. Tom wanted some more elbow room.

    Том хотів більше місця для ліктів. — deniko

    deTom wollte etwas mehr Ellenbogenfreiheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Don't put your elbows on the table.

    Не клади лікті на стіл. — deniko

    ruНе клади локти на стол. — averoes

    deStütze deine Ellenbogen nicht auf den Tisch. — Yorwba

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  3. I grabbed Tom by the elbow.

    Я схопив Тома за лікоть. — deniko

    ruЯ схватил Тома за локоть. — whatnot

    deIch packte Tom am Ellenbogen. — Esperantostern

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  4. I hurt my elbow.

    Я ушкодив лікоть. — deniko

    ruЯ ушиб локоть. — odexed

    deIch habe mir am Ellbogen wehgetan. — Sudajaengi

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  5. He elbowed me in the ribs.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
joint between upper arm and forearm:
Русский
By meaning 2
joint between upper arm and forearm:
pipe fitting:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
joint between upper arm and forearm:
pipe fitting:
a hit with the elbow:

Origin

From Middle English elbowe (“elbow”), from Old English elboga, elnboga (“elbow”), from Pro

From Middle English elbowe (“elbow”), from Old English elboga, elnboga (“elbow”), from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô (“elbow”), equivalent to ell + bow. Cognate with Scots elbuck (“elbow”), Saterland Frisian Älbooge (“elbow”), Dutch elleboog (“elbow”), Low German Ellebage (“elbow”), German Ellbogen, Ellenbogen (“elbow”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål albue (“elbow”), Norwegian Nynorsk olboge (“elbow”), Faroese albogi, Icelandic olbogi, olnbogi (“elbow”), Swedish armbåge (“elbow”).

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Forms

plural: elbows
Singularelbow
Pluralelbows

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
elbow joint
Close in meaning

Word family

32 related words
Derivedbump elbowselbow benderelbow boneelbow bumpelbow chairelbow-deepelbow dipelbowednesselbowfulelbow greaseelbow juiceelbowlesselbowlikeelbow macaronielbow mentalityelbow pitelbow plantelbow relationelbow rimelbow roomelbow scissorselbow shakeelbow sleeveelbow tap

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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