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English noun: elbow | |||
| 1. | elbow (body) hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped | ||
| Synonyms | articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, cubitus, elbow joint, human elbow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint | ||
| Part holonym | crazy bone, funny bone, musculus articularis cubiti | ||
| Part meronym | arm | ||
| 2. | elbow (artifact) a sharp bend in a road or river | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, curve | ||
| 3. | elbow (artifact) a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pipage, pipe, piping | ||
| 4. | elbow (artifact) the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint | ||
| Samples | His coat had patches over the elbows. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloth covering | ||
| Part meronym | arm, sleeve | ||
| 5. | elbow (animal) the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulatio, articulation, joint | ||
| Part meronym | foreleg | ||
English verb: elbow | |||
| 1. | elbow (motion) push one's way with the elbows | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jostle, shove | ||
| 2. | elbow (contact) shove one's elbow into another person's ribs | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nudge, poke at, prod | ||
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