Antonyms for elbow
ˈɛl boʊel·bow

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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

How to use elbow in a sentence?

1. Josh Sweeney:

   The whole time I was doing that, not even really realizing how much I was using all those muscles I haven’t been able to use, I would get done with practice and be sore, for the first year, my elbow, shoulder and hand would just ache.

2. Novak Djokovic:

   I managed to finish the match, had a little bit of tightness in my elbow but hopefully everything will be fine for tomorrow.

3. Chris Galarza:

   It’s not true at all that gas stoves cook better, in fact, you can cook about 38.6 pounds of food per hour with your gas range, and it’s going to take time and elbow grease to clean and degrease it afterward. With induction, you can cook 70.9 pounds of food per hour – nearly double the amount of food – and your clean up is going to be a lot easier.

4. Mona Darby:

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

5. 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.

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