English-Thai Dictionary

elbow

N ข้อศอก  ศอก  joint kor-sok

 

elbow

N ความโค้ง งอ  bend curve kwam-kong-ngor

 

elbow

N สิ่ง ที่ โค้ง งอ  sing-ti-kong-ngor

 

elbow

VT ดัน ด้วย ข้อศอก  ใช้ ข้อศอก ดัน  เอา ศอก ดัน  push dan-duai-kor-sok

 

elbow aside

PHRV ดัน ด้วย ศอก  push aside shoulder aside thrust aside dan-duai-sok

 

elbow forward

PHRV ใช้ ศอก ดัน หรือ เบียด ไป ข้างหน้า  push forward shoulder forward thrust forward chai-sok-dan-rue-biad-pai-kang-na

 

elbow grease

N งา นที่ ต้อง ใช้กำลัง แขน มาก (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  งานหนัก  อาชีพ ที่ ต้อง ใช้กำลัง มาก  toil travail ngan-ti-tong-chai-kam-lang-kaen-mak

 

elbow through

PHRV ใช้ ศอก ดัน หรือ เบียด ผ่าน (ฝูงชน  push through shoulder through thrust through chai-sok-dan-rue-biad-pan

 

elbow-grease

IDM งานหนัก  งา นที่ ต้อง ใช้ แรง  ngan-nak

 

elbowroom

N เนื้อที่ กว้างขวาง ทำให้ เคลื่อนที่ ได้ สะดวก  เนื้อที่ กว้างขวาง ทำให้ ทำงาน ได้ สะดวก  ample room nuea-ti-kwang-kwang-tam-hai-kluean-ti-dai-sa-duak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELBOW

n. 1. The outer angle made by the bend of the arm.
The wings that waft our riches out of sight
Grow on the gamester's elbows.
2. Any flexure or angle; the obtuse angle of a wall, building or road.
To be at the elbow, is to be very near; to be by the side; to be at hand.

 

ELBOW

v.t.To push with the elbow. 1. To push or drive to a distance; to encroach on.
He'll elbow out his neighbors.

 

ELBOW

v.i.To jut into an angle; to project; to bend.

 

ELBOW-CHAIR

n.A chair with arms to support the elbows; an arm-chair.

 

ELBOW-ROOM

n.Room to extend the elbows on each side; hence, in its usual acceptation, perfect freedom from confinement; ample room for motion or action.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ELBOW

El "bow, n. Etym: [AS. elboga, elnboga (akin to D. elleboga, OHG. elinbogo, G. ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel.; prop. ; arm-bend ); eln ell (orig. , forearm ) + boga a bending. See 1st Ell, and 4th Bow. ]

 

1. The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent. Her arms to the elbows naked. R. of Gloucester.

 

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. (Arch. )

 

Defn: 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. Gwilt.

 

Note: Elbow is used adjectively or as part of a compound, to denote something shaped like, or acting like, an elbow; as, elbow joint; elbow tongs or elbow-tongs; elbowroom, elbow-room, or elbow room. At the elbow, very near; at hand. -- Elbow grease, energetic application of force in manual labor. [Low ] -- Elbow in the hawse (Naut. ), the twisting together of two cables by which a vessel rides at anchor, caused by swinging completely round once. Totten. -- Elbow scissors (Surg.), scissors bent in the blade or shank for convenience in cutting. Knight. -- Out at elbow, with coat worn through at the elbows; shabby; in needy circumstances.

 

ELBOW

El "bow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elbowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Elbowing.]

 

Defn: To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another. They [the Dutch ] would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange. Macaulay. To elbow one's way, to force one's way by pushing with the elbows;as, to elbow one's way through a crowd.

 

ELBOW

ELBOW El "bow, v. i.

 

1. To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.

 

2. To push rudely along; to elbow one's way. "Purseproud, elbowing Insolence. " Grainger.

 

ELBOWBOARD

ELBOWBOARD El "bow *board `, n.

 

Defn: The base of a window casing, on which the elbows may rest.

 

ELBOWCHAIR

ELBOWCHAIR El "bow *chair `, n.

 

Defn: A chair with arms to support the elbows; an armchair. Addison.

 

ELBOWROOM

ELBOWROOM El "bow *room `, n.

 

Defn: Room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion or action; free scope. "My soul hath elbowroom. " Shak. Then came a stretch of grass and a little more elbowroom. W. G. Norris.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

elbow

el bow |ˈelˌbō ˈɛlˌboʊ | ▶noun the joint between the forearm and the upper arm: she propped herself up on one elbow. • the part of the sleeve of a garment covering the elbow. • a thing resembling an elbow, in particular a piece of piping bent through an angle. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 strike (someone ) with one's elbow: one player had elbowed another in the face. • [ no obj. ] move by pushing past people with one's elbows: people elbowed past each other to the door | furiously, he elbowed his way through the crowd. 2 treat (a person or idea ) dismissively: his new TV talk show was elbowed aside in the ratings war. PHRASES at one's elbow close at hand; nearby. elbow-to-elbow very close together. up to one's elbows in informal with one's hands plunged in (something ): I was up to my elbows in the cheese-potato mixture. • deeply involved in (a task or undertaking ).ORIGIN Old English elboga, elnboga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch elleboog and German Ellenbogen (see also ell 1, bow 1 ).

 

elbow grease

el bow grease |ˈɛlboʊ ˈˌɡris | ▶noun informal hard physical work, esp. vigorous polishing or cleaning: you should be able to get the rust off with a wire brush and elbow grease.

 

elbow room

el bow room |ˈɛlboʊ ˌrum | ▶noun informal adequate space to move or work in: the car has elbow room for four adults | figurative : Quebec wants a little more elbow room within the federation.

 

Oxford Dictionary

elbow

elbow |ˈɛlbəʊ | ▶noun the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. • the part of the sleeve of a garment covering the elbow. • a thing resembling an elbow, in particular a piece of piping bent through an angle. ▶verb [ with obj. and adverbial ] 1 push or strike (someone ) with one's elbow: one player had elbowed another in the face. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move by pushing past people with one's elbows: he elbowed his way through the crush. 2 treat (a person or idea ) dismissively: the issues which concerned them tended to be elbowed aside by men. PHRASES at one's elbow close at hand; nearby. elbow-to-elbow very close together. give someone the elbow Brit. informal reject or dismiss someone. up to one's elbows in informal with one's hands plunged in (something ). • deeply involved in (a task or activity ).ORIGIN Old English elboga, elnboga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch elleboog and German Ellenbogen (see also ell 1, bow 1 ).

 

elbow grease

elbow grease ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning: nothing would shift it however much elbow grease we used.

 

elbow room

elbow room ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal adequate space to move or work in.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

elbow

elbow verb he elbowed his way through the crowd: push, shove, force, shoulder, jostle, barge, muscle, bulldoze.

 

elbow room

elbow room noun the committee desires more elbow room within the confines of the organization: room to maneuver, room, space, breathing space, personal space, scope, opportunity, freedom, play, free rein, license, latitude, leeway.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

elbow

elbow noun 1 leaning on one's elbow: arm joint, bend of the arm. 2 you need to fit a 15mm elbow to the end of the pipe: bend, joint, curve, corner, (right ) angle, crook; technical flexure. PHRASES elbow grease informal homemade cleaners may require more elbow grease than commercial spray-and-wipe products: hard work, work, labour, toil, exertion, effort, slog, drudgery; industry; informal grind, sweat, donkey work, spadework; Brit. informal graft, fag; Austral. /NZ informal yakka; archaic travail, moil. give someone the elbow informal 200 staff have been given the elbow today: dismiss, axe, give someone notice, make redundant, throw out, get rid of, lay off, let go, discharge; informal sack, fire, kick out, boot out, give someone the sack, give someone the boot, give someone the bullet, give someone the (old ) heave-ho, give someone the push, give someone their marching orders, show someone the door; Brit. informal give someone their cards. ▶verb she elbowed him out of the way | he elbowed his way through the crowd: push (one's way ), shove (one's way ), force (one's way ), shoulder (one's way ), jostle (one's way ), nudge, muscle, bulldoze, bludgeon one's way.

 

elbow room

elbow room noun the province wants a little more elbow room within the federation: room to manoeuvre, room, space, breathing space, scope, freedom, play, free rein, licence, latitude, leeway, margin, clearance; German Lebensraum.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

elbow

el bow /élboʊ /〖ell (腕 )bow (弓 ); 弓のような腕の部位 〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ひじ (→arm 1 , body )▸ bend [lift ] one's elbow (s )ひじを曲げる [上げる ]▸ rest one's elbows on the table ひじをテーブルの上に置いている 2 (衣服の )ひじの部分 .3 (パイプ 煙突などの )ひじのように曲がった部分 ; L字型管 .at A's é lbow A 〈人 〉のすぐ近くに .g è t the é lbow ｟英 くだけて ｠ひじ鉄をくらう, 拒絶される .g ì ve A the é lbow ｟英 くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉を拒絶する, 首にする, 追い払う .ò ut at (the ) é lbows 〈衣服が 〉ひじが抜けた ; 〈人が 〉みすぼらしい ; 貧乏な .r ù b é lbows with A ｟米 くだけて ｠A 〈有名人 〉と交際する, 付き合いがある .動詞 他動詞 (ひじで )〈人 〉を押しのける ; (力ずくで )〈人 〉を追い出す ; 〖～ one's way 〗(人々を )押し分けて進む ; (他人を )出し抜いて成功する (!通例方向を表す 副詞 を伴う ) ▸ elbow one's way through the crowd 人ごみの中をひじで押し分けて行く ▸ be elbowed out of the job 仕事にあぶれる .自動詞 押す , 押しのけて進む .～́ gr è ase ｟くだけて ｠(特に力が必要な )激しい仕事 ; 猛烈な努力 .～́ r ò om ｟くだけて ｠ひじを自由に動かせる程のゆとり ; (言動における )自由, 活動の余地 .