elbow : Idioms & Phrases

• very near; at hand.

Webster 1913

• noun the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
  ulna.
  

WordNet

• noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  exertion; effort; travail; sweat.
  
  • he got an A for effort
  • they managed only with great exertion

WordNet

• energetic application of force in manual labor. Low

Webster 1913

• (Naut.), the twisting together of two cables by which a vessel rides at anchor, caused by swinging completely round once. Totten.

Webster 1913

• noun hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
  elbow joint; cubitus; elbow; articulatio cubiti; cubital joint.
  

WordNet

• noun protective garment consisting of a pad worn over the elbow by football and hockey players
  

WordNet

• noun space for movement
  room; way.
  
  • room to pass
  • make way for
  • hardly enough elbow room to turn around

WordNet

• (Surg.), scissors bent in the blade or shank for convenience in cutting. Knight.

Webster 1913

• noun hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
  elbow joint; cubitus; elbow; articulatio cubiti; cubital joint.
  

WordNet

• (Med.), a swelling on the black of the elbow due to inflammation of the bursa over the olecranon; so called because of frequent occurrence in miners.

Webster 1913

• with coat worn through at the elbows; shabby; in needy circumstances.

Webster 1913

• noun painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)
  lateral humeral epicondylitis; lateral epicondylitis.
  

WordNet

• to force one's way by pushing with the elbows; as, to elbow one's way through a crowd.

Webster 1913