Synonyms for elbow
ˈɛl boʊel·bow

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubitinoun

   hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

   Synonyms:
   cubitus, elbow joint, cubital joint, human elbow, articulatio cubiti

2. elbownoun

   a sharp bend in a road or river

   Synonyms:
   cubitus, elbow joint, cubital joint, human elbow, articulatio cubiti

3. elbownoun

   a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it

   Synonyms:
   cubitus, elbow joint, cubital joint, human elbow, articulatio cubiti

4. elbownoun

   the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint

   "his coat had patches over the elbows"

   Synonyms:
   cubitus, elbow joint, cubital joint, human elbow, articulatio cubiti

5. elbowverb

   the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow

   Synonyms:
   cubitus, elbow joint, cubital joint, human elbow, articulatio cubiti

6. elbowverb

   push one's way with the elbows

7. elbowverb

   shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

Matched Categories

1. • Bend
   • Cloth Covering
   • Jostle
   • Nudge
   • Pipe

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. elbownoun

   Synonyms:
   angle, bend, turn

2. elbowverb

   Synonyms:
   push

3. elbowverb

   Synonyms:
   jostle, push one's way

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "elbow":

   kink, bend, shoulder, manoeuvre, toe

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1. Mona Darby:

   My life is in jeopardy because were working elbow to elbow.

2. Author Unknown:

   When thoughts fails of words, they find imagination waiting at their elbow to teach a new language without words.

3. Antwon Stephens:

   I think it is going to take a whole lot of elbow grease to keep this movement going strong, but this movement is most powerful because it’s led by students.

4. Elizabeth Pisani:

   That creates elbow room for the slightly resistant ones to reproduce because the competition has been wiped out.

5. Missy Runyan:

   It's likely he struck a tree or something with his elbow leaving him grounded.