Elbows

Word ELBOWS
Character 6
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈɛl.bəʊz/

Definitions and meanings of "Elbows"

What do we mean by elbows?

The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.

(by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.

A detective.

Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane.

A hit with the elbow.

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The word "elbows" in example sentences

"Excessive swinging of the elbows is something both committees felt strongly about penalizing differently," said former Charlotte coach Bobby Lutz, the men's committee chairman. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I'm rubbin 'elbows hoping some authorship will rub off, Iliana! ❋ ____Maggie (2008)

* Chodin elbows the old woman Hazel next to him - winks, tugs on ear, winks again, forms hand into gun and points at Hazel* ❋ Unknown (2008)

"Will this do?" she said at last, lifting her head from her hands and her elbows from the grass; there were deep dents and lines on her elbows made by the grass-stalks she had leaned on so long. ❋ Edith (1923)

In any case, there are plentiful instances of stray and unhyphenated bits and bobs throughout the second half of the nineteenth century, though very few before 1840 and as far as I can see none at all before 1813, when the phrase elbows its cheerful way into a letter addressed by a bucolic manservant to the Reverend Mr. William Mendall in The Miser Married: A Novel, by Catherine Hutton. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The skirts past the knees and sleeves past the elbows are the traditional interpretation of the modesty rule, but not the only one. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A cream pair that come to the elbows might be the thing for an afternoon wedding. ❋ Kirsty (2006)

If she sits in a regular chair, her elbows are a bit low for tidy eating. ❋ Ailbhe (2005)

Their elbows are a totally different color from the rest of their body. ❋ Unclebob (2001)

For most children, the bar should be about hip height, so that the elbows are a little bent (the same height as the handles of crutches). ❋ Unknown (1999)

Around him were grouped virtues and vices, at his elbows were his good and his bad angel, while at the end of life waited ❋ Arnold Wynne (N/A)

Squaring the elbows is a trifle vulgar and obsolete. ❋ Walter Germain (N/A)

Is not your mind exhausted, and are not your hands and fingers tired and stiff with writing, so that you are tempted to help out with your arms and elbows, which is worse than no practice at all? ❋ Friedrich Wieck (1829)

The next day my elbows were the size of softballs, swollen because I must have fallen most of the night. ❋ Mark Horvath (2010)

But when it comes to getting the hide past the "elbows" the above method can't be beat!! takes practice tho, and go by the tips too. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Use hard body parts such as elbows, knees, fists, feet, legs, gnarly knuckles and whatever you can get your mitts on! ❋ Melissa Soalt (2010)

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