Words / A1

ELB-oh/ˈelbəʊ/

Your elbow is the joint in the middle of your arm, where the arm bends. At the elbow; lean on your elbow; a sore elbow. The wrist is near the hand; the shoulder is at the top of the arm; the knee is on the leg. Countable: an elbow, two elbows. Elbow someone is a later verb — not A1.

Meaning

The joint in the middle of your arm.

Examples

• “He has a cut on his elbow.”
• “She bumped her elbow on the desk.”
• “Rest your elbow on the table.”

Good to know

the elbow (middle of the arm). Contrast: wrist, shoulder, knee. Bend your arm.

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