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elbow
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[ˈɛlbəʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the joint between the forearm and the upper arm
(e.g: she propped herself up on one elbow)
Phrases:
- at someone's elbow
- elbow-to-elbow
- give someone the elbow
- out at elbows
- up to one's elbows in
Origin
:
Old English elboga, elnboga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch elleboog and German Ellenbogen(see also ell, bow)
[ˈɛlbəʊ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- push or strike (someone) with one's elbow
(e.g: one player had elbowed another in the face)
- treat (a person or idea) dismissively
(e.g: the issues which concerned them tended to be elbowed aside by men)
Phrases:
- at someone's elbow
- elbow-to-elbow
- give someone the elbow
- out at elbows
- up to one's elbows in
Origin
:
Old English elboga, elnboga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch elleboog and German Ellenbogen(see also ell, bow)
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