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Meaning of elbow

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  elbow
      n 1: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the
           corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn:
           {elbow}, {elbow joint}, {human elbow}, {cubitus}, {cubital
           joint}, {articulatio cubiti}]
      2: a sharp bend in a road or river
      3: a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
      4: the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat
         had patches over the elbows"
      5: the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human
         elbow
      v 1: push one's way with the elbows
      2: shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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