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    [Noun]  | "el*bow" | \ ˈel-ˌbō \


    1: the joint of the human arm

    2: a corresponding joint in the anterior limb of a lower vertebrate

    3: something (such as macaroni or an angular pipe fitting) resembling an elbow

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English elbowe, from Old English elboga, from el- (akin to eln ell) + Old English boga bow , ;

    [Noun]  | "elbow bump" 


    1: a gesture in which two people bump their elbows together especially as an alternative to a handshake

    Origin: 1981 ;

    [Noun]  | "elbow grease" 


    1: hard work; especially : vigorously applied physical labor or effort

    Origin: 1672 ;

    [Noun]  | "elbow room" 


    1: room for moving the elbows freely

    2: adequate space for work or operation

    3: free scope

    Origin: circa 1540 ;

    [Noun]  | "tennis elbow" 


    1: inflammation and pain over the outer side of the elbow usually resulting from excessive strain on and twisting of the forearm

    Origin: 1883 ;

    [Verb]  | "elbow" 


    1: to push with the elbow : jostle

    2: to shove aside by pushing with or as if with the elbow

    3: to force (one's way) by pushing with or as if with the elbow

    Origin: 1605 ;

    [Idiom]  | "at someone's elbow" 


    1: at someone's side

    [Idiom]  | "give (someone) the elbow" 


    1: to tell someone to go away

    [Idiom]  | "more power to someone's elbow" 


    1: —used to say that one approves of what someone is doing and hopes it will be successful

    [Idiom]  | "not know one's arse from one's elbow" 


    1: to know nothing : to be stupid

    [Verb]  | "elbow" 


    1: to force one's way;


      * e.g., " ... the sort of greedy person who is always the first to elbow to the front of the buffet table at every party "



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    [Noun]  | "elbow grease" 


    1: the active use of energy in producing a result;


      * e.g., " ... with a little polish and a lot of elbow grease, I was able to make the old silver teapot shine again "



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    [Noun]  | "elbow room" 


    1: an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing;


      * e.g., " ... help me move the furniture so that we'll have enough elbow room to do some aerobics "



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     [ "elbow" ]

    1: (Street slang, more common in the South) A pound of marijuana (mary jane, pot, whatever)

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, catch this buzz, the cat on 52nd street, he sells elbows for a song 

     [ "elbow" ]

    1: A pound.

      * e.g.,  ... I'mma go cop an elbow. 

     [ "elbow" ]

    2: Originated from the L and the B in LBS.

     [ "elbow" ]

    1: a pound of weed.

      * e.g.,  ... droppin three bows on ya. 

     [ "elbow" ]

    1: life in prison. the letter L is shaped like an elbow

      * e.g.,  ... he got an elbow for the robbery when he went to court. 

     [ "elbow" ]

    1: To hit and/or injure someone with one's elbow.

      * e.g.,  ... Kid, I'll fuckin' elbow you in the nose! 

     [ "elbow" ]

    1: a wicked group of five guys making fucking great music.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy,Pete,Jupp,Craig and Mark of elbow are lovely blokes. 

     [ "elbow" ]

    1:  One of the true biological weapons that a human possesses. An elbow is a pointed concentration of hardened calcium that primarily acts as a joint at a simple hinge. In martial arts/boxing: the elbow is a true show-stopper that can have the head-splitting power of a baton. It's like having a short-range baseball bat wherever you walk. The eblow is also one of the coveted powers of Muay Thai.

      * e.g.,  ...  The girl sent Joe to the hospital with an elbow across the temple. 

     [ "elbow" ]

    2:  A form of macaroni featuring the shape of a bent, stout arm. A tiny, hollow, bent pipe of bread commonly known as macaroni pasta.

      * e.g.,  ...  Unfortunately, he was out of the elbow form. Being the lazy moron is, he cooked the mac'n'cheese with spagetti noodles instead of the elbow pasta. 

     [ "elbow" ]

    1: a really fucking good band. not many people like them but they should. they are like coldplay with more originality. mmmmm elbow.

      * e.g.,  ... somewhere in the dustbowl, somewhere in the dustbowl, it fliies from 

     [ "elbow" ]

    1: a joint between your upper arm and forearm where you can bend, usually not backwards.

      * e.g.,  ... My elbow is dirty;I need to scrub it. 

     [ "elbow" ]

    1: a joint between the forearm and the upper arm

      * e.g.,  ... i bent my elbow 

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