elbow
🇺🇸
/ˈelbəʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˈelbəʊ/
noun
B2
the bend in the middle of your arm
She hurt her elbow when she fell.
B2
the part of clothing that covers your elbow
The shirt has a hole in the elbow.
R
a sharp bend in a pipe or tube
The water pipe has an elbow that turns sharply.
verb
R
to push someone with your elbow to move past them
He used his elbow to push through the people.
translation
the bend in the middle of your arm; the part of clothing that covers your elbow; a sharp bend in a pipe or tube
to push someone with your elbow to move past them
Word Forms
Plural
elbows
Perfect
elbowed
Progressive
elbowing
Past
elbowed
3rd Present
elbows