Elbow
noun
- 1.
- (the joint between the forearm and upper arm, its outer part, the part of a sleeve covering this, anything bent like an elbow) មុំជញ្ជាំង, ផ្លូវកែង, របត់ព្រៃ elbow of the arm កែងដៃ, កួយដៃ, elbow of pipe អ្វីៗមានរាងដូចកែងដៃ
verb — past tense: elbowed ; past participle: elbowed ; present participle: elbowing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to shove with the elbow) គៀសចេញ នឹងកែងដៃ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.
- 2.
- 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.
- 3.
- 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.
verb — past tense: elbowed ; past participle: elbowed ; present participle: elbowing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To push rudely along; to elbow one's way.