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elbow 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈelˌbō/,
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elbows, plural;
  1. Strike (someone) with one's elbow
    • - one player had elbowed another in the face
  2. Move by pushing past people with one's elbows
    • - people elbowed past each other to the door
    • - furiously, he elbowed his way through the crowd
  3. Get rid of or disregard (a person or idea) in a cursory and dismissive way
    • - his new TV talk show was elbowed aside in the ratings war
Noun
  1. The joint between the forearm and the upper arm
    • - she propped herself up on one elbow
  2. The part of the sleeve of a garment covering the elbow

  3. A thing resembling an elbow, in particular a piece of piping bent through an angle


  1. hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
  2. push one's way with the elbows
  3. a sharp bend in a road or river
  4. shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
  5. the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows"
  6. the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
  7. Elbow are a British alternative rock band. Members of the band first played together in 1990 at The Corner Pin pub in Ramsbottom, Bury, a borough of Greater Manchester. ...
  8. Elbow is a meteorite crater in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  9. Fittings are used in pipe and plumbing systems to connect straight pipe or tubing sections, to adapt to different sizes or shapes, and to regulate fluid flow, for example. ...
  10. The Elbow (or Elbow Reef) is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the east of Key Largo, within the Key Largo Existing Management Area, which is immediately to the east of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. ...
  11. (ELBOWS) 6. Are your elbows relaxed and at about a right angle?
  12. (Elbows) L-shaped device that plugs into insert on one end and accepts incoming cable on the other end; when requesting elbows, cable size and insulation thickness must be specified
  13. (Elbows) One pound of methamphetamine
  14. To see elbows in a dream, signifies that arduous labors will devolve upon you, and for which you will receive small reimbursements. For a young woman, this is a prognostic of favorable opportunities to make a reasonably wealthy marriage. ...
  15. A plumbing or electrical fitting that lets you change directions in runs of pipe or conduit.
  16. An angled fitting that alters the direction of the water line.
  17. Pre-finished angled piece for directing water flow.
  18. A plumbing fitting shaped at a 90 degree or a 45 degree angle usually made of metal, PVC or some other plastic.
  19. A 90 degree bend fitting used to connect two pieces together.
  20. A type of knot that connects two ropes.
  21. A pipe fitting with two openings that changes the direction of the line. Also called an ell. It comes in a variety of angles, from 22 1/2° to 90°.
  22. The connecting point of the wings of a boomerang. The term centre is generally used for boomerangs with three, or more, wings.
  23. balloon tail that bends in the middle like an elbow. Often used to cover long distances between the speaker and balloon, or to help indicate that the speaker is off-panel or around a corner. (See Fig. 4)
  24. Diverts the direction of the downspout by 45 degrees
  25. I've made a revolutionary bow shaped like an L! I'll call it the elbow.