Meaning of "elbow" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ELBOW

Old English elnboga.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ELBOW

elbow  [ˈɛlbəʊ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELBOW

Elbow is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb elbow in English.

WHAT DOES ELBOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Elbow

In primates, including humans, the elbow joint is the synovial hinge joint between the humerus in the upper arm and the radius and ulna in the forearm which allows the hand to be moved towards and away from the body. The superior radioulnar joint shares joint capsule with the elbow joint but plays no functional role at the elbow. The elbow region includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon, the elbow pit, and the lateral and medial epicondyles. The name for the elbow in Latin is cubitus, and so the word cubital is used in some elbow related terms, as in cubital nodes for example.

Definition of elbow in the English dictionary

The first definition of elbow in the dictionary is the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the junction of the radius and ulna with the humerus. Other definition of elbow is the corresponding joint or bone of birds or mammals. Elbow is also the part of a garment that covers the elbow.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ELBOW

PRESENT

Present

I elbow

you elbow

he/she/it elbows

we elbow

you elbow

they elbow

Present continuous

I am elbowing

you are elbowing

he/she/it is elbowing

we are elbowing

you are elbowing

they are elbowing

Present perfect

I have elbowed

you have elbowed

he/she/it has elbowed

we have elbowed

you have elbowed

they have elbowed

Present perfect continuous

I have been elbowing

you have been elbowing

he/she/it has been elbowing

we have been elbowing

you have been elbowing

they have been elbowing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I elbowed

you elbowed

he/she/it elbowed

we elbowed

you elbowed

they elbowed

Past continuous

I was elbowing

you were elbowing

he/she/it was elbowing

we were elbowing

you were elbowing

they were elbowing

Past perfect

I had elbowed

you had elbowed

he/she/it had elbowed

we had elbowed

you had elbowed

they had elbowed

Past perfect continuous

I had been elbowing

you had been elbowing

he/she/it had been elbowing

we had been elbowing

you had been elbowing

they had been elbowing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will elbow

you will elbow

he/she/it will elbow

we will elbow

you will elbow

they will elbow

Future continuous

I will be elbowing

you will be elbowing

he/she/it will be elbowing

we will be elbowing

you will be elbowing

they will be elbowing

Future perfect

I will have elbowed

you will have elbowed

he/she/it will have elbowed

we will have elbowed

you will have elbowed

they will have elbowed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been elbowing

you will have been elbowing

he/she/it will have been elbowing

we will have been elbowing

you will have been elbowing

they will have been elbowing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would elbow

you would elbow

he/she/it would elbow

we would elbow

you would elbow

they would elbow

Conditional continuous

I would be elbowing

you would be elbowing

he/she/it would be elbowing

we would be elbowing

you would be elbowing

they would be elbowing

Conditional perfect

I would have elbow

you would have elbow

he/she/it would have elbow

we would have elbow

you would have elbow

they would have elbow

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been elbowing

you would have been elbowing

he/she/it would have been elbowing

we would have been elbowing

you would have been elbowing

they would have been elbowing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you elbow
we let´s elbow
you elbow

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to elbow

Past participle

elbowed

Present Participle

elbowing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ELBOW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «elbow» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of elbow

angle · bend · bump · corner · crowd · curve · force · hustle · joint · jostle · knock · nudge · push · shoulder · shove · turn

TRANSLATION OF ELBOW

Find out the translation of elbow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of elbow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «elbow» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 肘
• Translator English - Spanish: codo
• English: elbow
• Translator English - Hindi: कोहनी
• Translator English - Arabic: مِرْفَق
• Translator English - Russian: локоть
• Translator English - Portuguese: cotovelo
• Translator English - Bengali: কনুই
• Translator English - French: coude
• Translator English - Malay: Siku
• Translator English - German: Ellbogen
• Translator English - Japanese: ひじ
• Translator English - Korean: 팔꿈치
• Translator English - Javanese: Sikut
• Translator English - Vietnamese: khuỷu tay
• Translator English - Tamil: முழங்கை
• Translator English - Marathi: कोपर
• Translator English - Turkish: dirsek
• Translator English - Italian: gomito
• Translator English - Polish: łokieć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: лікоть
• Translator English - Romanian: cot
• Translator English - Greek: αγκώνας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: elmboog
• Translator English - Swedish: armbåge
• Translator English - Norwegian: albue

10 QUOTES WITH «ELBOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word elbow.

1

Russell Baker

Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign policy were astonished when in 1985 he met alone at Geneva - alone, not a single strategic thinker at his elbow! - with the Soviet Communist master Gorbachev.

2

Gwendoline Christie

I trained in combat, sword fighting, horse riding... It's empowering knowing that I can a break man's nose with my elbow.

3

James Cosmo

I got a couple of front teeth knocked out during a football match when I was hit by a flying elbow.

4

Roald Dahl

My father was a Norwegian who came from a small town near Oslo. He broke his arm at the elbow when he was 14, and they amputated it.

5

Geena Davis

I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, 'Ow, ow, put it back!'

6

Karen Duffy

The lesion is in the area of my brain that is responsible for motor function, so I have continual chronic pain in my left arm from elbow to fingertips and the right side of my body from my ear to my breast area.

7

Ronnie Dunn

I was freaking out when Brooks & Dunn were breaking up. I thought 'We play a ton of rodeos, and I thought this was such a cowboy deal, and I don't wear a hat. They might not think I'm a cowboy. That might sound ridiculous to a lot of people, but apparently, it meant something to me. I wound up with a cowboy tattoo from my elbow to my wrist.

8

Ava DuVernay

When I'm marketing a film, whether its mine or someone else's, I work with a great deal of strategy and elbow grease until the job is done.

9

Joe Green

Everyone knows the presidential candidates and has an opinion about them. But as you get to smaller races, that evaporates and you can win through sheer elbow grease.

10

Christopher Hitchens

When I meet people who say - which they do all of the time - 'I must just tell you, my great aunt had cancer of the elbow and the doctors gave her 10 seconds to live, but last I heard she was climbing Mount Everest,' and so forth, I switch off quite early.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELBOW»

Discover the use of elbow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to elbow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting

Essays discuss reason, self-control, self-definition, time, cause and effect, accidents, and responsibility, and explain why people want free will

Daniel Clement Dennett, 1984

Writing Without Teachers

In this new edition of his popular book, well-known advocate of innovative teaching methods Peter Elbow outlines a practical program for learning how to write.

Peter Elbow, 1998

Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process

In a new introduction, he offers his reflections on the original edition, discusses the responses from people who have followed his techniques, how his methods may differ from other processes, and how his original topics are still pertinent ...

Peter Elbow, 1998

Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow

"Without drugs - without surgery, without injections tennis elbow can be eliminated"--Cover.

Pt Jim Johnson, 2010

The Elbow and Its Disorders

A must-have resource for any orthopaedic library, the latest edition of this technique-focused guide to the elbow has been revised and updated to give you even more coverage of trauma, arthroscopy, soft tissue injury, and joint replacement. ...

Bernard F. Morrey, Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, 2009

The Elbow

This Second Edition features more than 500 brand-new illustrations and complete updates on all surgical techniques for correcting disorders of the elbow.

Bernard F. Morrey, 2002

Operative Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Written by experts from leading institutions around the world, this superbly illustrated volume focuses on mastery of operative techniques and also provides a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid ...

Gerald R. Williams, Matthew L. Ramsey, Sam W. Wiesel, 2011

Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty

Written by the world's foremost shoulder and elbow surgeons, this volume is the most comprehensive, current reference on shoulder and elbow arthroplasty.

Gerald R. Williams, 2005

Treatment of Elbow Lesions: New Aspects in Diagnosis and ...

The aim of this book is to didactically describe the different pathologies of the elbow and their surgical treatment, thus helping to reduce the incidence of complications such as stiff elbow, heterotypic bone and joint instability, and ...

Andrea Celli, Luigi Celli, Bernard F. Morrey, 2008

AO Manual of Fracture Management: Elbow & Forearm: Elbow & ...

Handy as a rapid reference for trauma surgeons, hand and upper limb surgeons and residents in training, this book offers solid support in decision-making and puts information on reliable and tested techniques instantly at the surgeons ...

Jesse Jupiter, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELBOW»

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Rod Picott Gets Down And Dirty With New Single “Elbow Grease”

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Table tennis: Elbow Tankard triumph for Park juniors

Knighton Park juniors Adam Green, Max Huggins, Dan Pearson and Oscar White maintained their excellent form with two convincing victories ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»

Padres' Cory Luebke has flexor strain, no ligament damage in elbow

Padres starting pitcher Cory Luebke will take five days off after an MRI on Tuesday revealed a flexor strain in his elbow, according to MLB.com. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

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Mike Trout to wear elbow pad after being hit so much

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