- the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
- the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
- something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle.
- crossette.
- a plumbing pipe or pipe connection having a right-angled bend.
- to push with or as if with the elbow; jostle.
- to make (one's way) by so pushing.
- to elbow one's way: He elbowed through the crowd.
- within easy reach; nearby: A virtue of the cottage is that the ocean is at your elbow.
- to drink alcoholic beverages.
- shove aside, get rid of, or reject.
- out at the elbows,
- poorly dressed; shabby.
- impoverished.
- to mingle socially with; associate with: a resort where royalty rubs elbows with the merely rich.
- very busy; engrossed: I am up to my elbows in answering mail.
- the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the junction of the radius and ulna with the humerus
- the corresponding joint or bone of birds or mammals
- the part of a garment that covers the elbow
- something resembling an elbow, such as a sharp bend in a road or river
- within easy reach
- ragged or impoverished
- busily occupied with; deeply immersed in
- to reject; dismiss. Also: give the elbow
- to make (one's way) by shoving, jostling, etc
- to knock or shove with or as if with the elbow
