elbow

Noun

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

• the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint
  • his coat had patches over the elbows
    

• a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it

• a sharp bend in a road or river

• hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

Verb

• shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

• push one's way with the elbows

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  elbow joint , human elbow , cubitus , cubital joint , articulatio cubiti