English-German translations for elbow

• Ellbogen der
• Ellenbogen der
  Herr Kommissar, ich wünsche Ihnen stärkere Ellenbogen, wenn Sie den widerspenstigen Mitgliedstaat vor Gericht wiedersehen, denn es kann nicht sein, dass ein Mitgliedstaat aus der Reihe tanzt. Commissioner, may I say 'more power to your elbow!' when you see the recalcitrant Member State in court, because we cannot have one Member State playing a different game from the others.
• ellbögeln
• Ellbogenstoß der
• Rohrbogen der

Definition of elbow

• The joint between the upper arm and the forearm
• 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.Newell, Pete; Nater, Swen . ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=HMrmetcycyYC&lpg=PA26&dq=free%20throw%20line%20elbow&pg=PA26#v=onepage&q&f=false Pete Newell's Playing Big]''. Human Kinetics. p.26: Special:BookSources/9780736068093|ISBN 9780736068093. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
• To push with the elbow
• To nudge, jostle or push

Examples

• the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back
• He elbowed his way through the crowd

Related words

• elbowing
• elbowed
• elbow-grease
• elbow pad
• elbow grease
• elbow room
• elbow bone
• elbow macaroni
• elbow joint