elbow

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

elbows

1.
(anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
Đồng nghĩa: elbow joint
2.
(broadly)(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
3.
(US, dated)(US, dated, early 20th-century slang) A detective.
4.
(basketball) 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.
6.
(knots) Two nearby crossings of a rope.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

elbows

V_ing/Gerund

elbowing

V_ed/pp

elbowed

1.
(transitive)To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.
He elbowed his way through the crowd.
2.
To strike with the elbow.
3.
To nudge, jostle or push.
4.
(informal)(informal, with "out" or "aside") To force (someone) to quit or lose their job so that someone else can be hired.
The president was elbowed out of power by members of her own party.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

elbow joint

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English elbowe (elbow), from Old English elboga, elnboga (elbow), from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô (elbow), equivalent to ell + bow. Cognate with elbuck elbow, Älbooge elbow, elleboog elbow, Ellebage elbow, Ellbogen, Ellenbogen (elbow), albue elbow, olboge elbow, albogi, olbogi, olnbogi (elbow), armbåge elbow.