1.  elbow(n = noun.body) articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, cubitus, elbow joint, human elbow - hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped;
is a kind of ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint
is a part of arm
has parts: musculus articularis cubiti, crazy bone, funny bone
Derived forms verb elbow₂, verb elbow₁

2.  elbow(n = noun.artifact) - a sharp bend in a road or river;
is a kind of bend, curve

3.  elbow(n = noun.artifact) - a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it;
is a kind of pipage, pipe, piping

4.  elbow(n = noun.artifact) - the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows"
is a kind of cloth covering
is a part of arm, sleeve

5.  elbow(n = noun.animal) - the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow;
is a kind of articulatio, articulation, joint
is a part of foreleg

1.  elbow(v = verb.motion) - push one's way with the elbows;
is one way to jostle, shove
Derived forms noun elbow₁, noun elbowing₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody

2.  elbow(v = verb.contact) - shove one's elbow into another person's ribs;
is one way to nudge, poke at, prod
Derived form noun elbow₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody

1.  The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent. [1913 Webster]
"Her arms to the elbows naked." [1913 Webster]

2.  Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent. [1913 Webster]

3.  A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back. Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
" Elbow is used adjectively or as part of a compound, to denote something shaped like, or acting like, an elbow; as, elbow joint; elbow tongs or elbow-tongs; elbowroom, elbow-room, or elbow room." [1913 Webster]

   To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another. [1913 Webster]
"They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange." [1913 Webster]

1.  To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow. [1913 Webster]

2.  To push rudely along; to elbow one's way. Grainger. [1913 Webster]

elbow, n. & v.
--n.
1 a the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. b the part of the sleeve of a garment covering the elbow.
2 an elbow-shaped bend or corner; a short piece of piping bent through a right angle.
--v.tr. (foll. by in, out, aside, etc.)
1 thrust or jostle (a person or oneself).
2 make (one's way) by thrusting or jostling.

Idiom:
at one's elbow close at hand. elbow-grease colloq. vigorous polishing; hard work. elbow-room plenty of room to move or work in. give a person the elbow colloq. send a person away; dismiss or reject a person. out at elbows
1 (of a coat) worn out.
2 (of a person) ragged, poor.

Etymology:
OE elboga, elnboga, f. Gmc (as ELL, BOW(1))

N  angularity, angularness, aduncity, angle, cusp, bend, fold, notch, fork, bifurcation, elbow, knee, knuckle, ankle, groin, crotch, crutch, crane, fluke, scythe, sickle, zigzag, kimbo, akimbo, corner, nook, recess, niche, oriel, coign, right angle, obliquity, angle of 45 degrees, miter, acute angle, obtuse angle, salient angle, reentering angle, spherical angle, angular measurement, angular elevation, angular distance, angular velocity, trigonometry, goniometry, altimetry, clinometer, graphometer, goniometer, theodolite, sextant, quadrant, dichotomy, triangle, trigon, wedge, rectangle, square, lozenge, diamond, rhomb, rhombus, quadrangle, quadrilateral, parallelogram, quadrature, polygon, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, oxygon, decagon, pyramid, cone, Platonic bodies, cube, rhomboid, tetrahedron, pentahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron, eicosahedron, prism, pyramid, parallelopiped, curb roof, gambrel roof, mansard roof, angular, bent, crooked, aduncous, uncinated, aquiline, jagged, serrated, falciform, falcated, furcated, forked, bifurcate, zigzag, furcular, hooked, dovetailed, knock kneed, crinkled, akimbo, kimbo, geniculated, oblique, fusiform, wedge-shaped, cuneiform, cuneate, multangular, oxygonal, triangular, trigonal, trilateral, quadrangular, quadrilateral, foursquare, rectangular, square, multilateral, polygonal, cubical, rhomboid, rhomboidal, pyramidal.

N  convexity, prominence, projection, swelling, gibbosity, bilge, bulge, protuberance, protrusion, camber, cahot, thank-ye-ma'am, swell, intumescence, tumour, tumor, tubercle, tuberosity, excrescence, hump, hunch, bunch, boss, embossment, hub, hubble, tooth, knob, elbow, process, apophysis, condyle, bulb, node, nodule, nodosity, tongue, dorsum, bump, clump, sugar loaf, bow, mamelon, molar, belly, corporation, pot belly, gut, withers, back, shoulder, lip, flange, pimple, zit, wen, wheel, papula, pustule, pock, proud flesh, growth, sarcoma, caruncle, corn, wart, pappiloma, furuncle, polypus, fungus, fungosity, exostosis, bleb, blister, blain, boil, airbubble, blob, papule, verruca, papilla, nipple, teat, tit, titty, boob, knocker, pap, breast, dug, mammilla, proboscis, nose, neb, beak, snout, nozzle, schnoz, peg, button, stud, ridge, rib, jutty, trunnion, snag, cupola, dome, arch, balcony, eaves, pilaster, relief, relievo, cameo, bassorilievo, mezzorilevo, altorivievo, low relief, bas relief, high relief, hill, cape, promontory, mull, forehead, foreland, point of land, mole, jetty, hummock, ledge, spur, naze, ness, convex, prominent, protuberant, projecting, bossed, embossed, bossy, nodular, bunchy, clavate, clavated, claviform, hummocky, moutonne, mammiliform, papulous, papilose, hemispheric, bulbous, bowed, arched, bold, bellied, tuberous, tuberculous, tumous, cornute, odontoid, lentiform, lenticular, gibbous, club shaped, hubby, hubbly, knobby, papillose, saddle-shaped, selliform, subclavate, torose, ventricose, verrucose, salient, in relief, raised, repousse, bloated, (expanded).

N  fold, plicature, plait, pleat, ply, crease, tuck, gather, flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, duplicature, gather, wrinkle, rimple, crinkle, crankle, crumple, rumple, rivel, ruck, ruffle, dog's ear, corrugation, frounce, flounce, lapel, pucker, crow's feet, plication, folded, fluted, pleated.

VB  flash on the mind, say what comes uppermost, improvise, extemporize, give an impetus, impel, push, start, give a start to, set going, drive, urge, boom, thrust, prod, foin, cant, elbow, shoulder, jostle, justle, hustle, hurtle, shove, jog, jolt, encounter, run against, bump against, butt against, knock one's head against, run one's head against, impinge, boost, bunt, carom, clip y, fan, fan out, jab, plug, strike, knock, hit, tap, rap, slap, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash, punch, thwack, whack, hit hard, strike hard, swap, batter, dowse, baste, pelt, patter, buffet, belabor, fetch one a blow, poke at, pink, lunge, yerk, kick, calcitrate, butt, strike at, whip, come into a collision, enter into collision, collide, sideswipe, foul, fall foul of, run foul of, telescope, throw.

elbow bone, elbow grease, elbow joint, elbow pad, elbow room, human elbow, tennis elbow