1. elbow - Noun
2. elbow - Verb
The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.
Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back.
To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.
To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.
To push rudely along; to elbow one's way.
Source: Webster's dictionaryNo man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence. Thomas Carlyle
My father was a Norwegian who came from a small town near Oslo. He broke his arm at the elbow when he was 14, and they amputated it. Roald Dahl
But, then again, I had to stop because there was too much pain or too much trouble. After I retired I still had one more elbow surgery just to be able to do normal things. Richard Krajicek
Wipe your sore eye with your elbow. Portuguese Proverb
If you dip your arm into the picklepot let it be up to the elbow. Malawi Proverb
Never rub your eye but with your elbow. Italian Proverb