Overview of noun elbow

The noun elbow has 5 senses

• elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti -- (hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped)


• elbow -- (a sharp bend in a road or river)


• elbow -- (a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it)


• elbow -- (the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows")


• elbow -- (the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow)

Overview of verb elbow

The verb elbow has 2 senses

• elbow -- (push one's way with the elbows)


• elbow -- (shove one's elbow into another person's ribs)