Used in a Sentence

elbow

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for elbow.

Editorial note

Measurements included motor unit number, size and activation and voluntary strength of the elbow flexors and knee extensors.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A hit, strike, or blow with the elbow.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of elbow gathered in one view.

noun

A hit, strike, or blow with the elbow.

verb

To nudge, jostle or push.

verb

To strike with the elbow.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for elbow.

Example sentences

1

Measurements included motor unit number, size and activation and voluntary strength of the elbow flexors and knee extensors.

2

What many consultants are holding up as a big data panacea is just elbow grease and institutional fortitude...

3

It's just ridiculous that such insane extremism (of any sort) should elbow its way into such a topic.

4

The control group showed no significant changes in strength for either finger abduction or elbow flexion tasks.

5

If you have a helmet on, you walk away with a headache and maybe a skinned elbow.

6

I've found putting my laptop on my legs fixed all my elbow and wrist pain..

7

There's a stunning amount of elbow grease involved in that.

8

You can't beat a multimeter and some elbow grease.

9

Yes, good point - other related problems this removes: 'That guy' sitting next to you who spreads his elbow over the armrest and into your seat space.

10

But with some elbow grease, it is perfectly serviceable.

11

As I understand it, they are only worn by n00bs who haven't learned to rotate their elbow to the right instead of down.

12

Even if you still need to get elbow deep to do anything advanced, it's great to see a template, a skeleton, on how to put everything together.

Quote examples

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With a bunch more elbow grease and polish, the nix/guix approach allows us to have the best of both worlds, but this is a very new development; arguably it isn't even "there" yet.

2

From the abstract: > The first group (N = 8) was trained to perform "mental contractions" of little finger abduction (ABD); the second group (N = 8) performed mental contractions of elbow (ELB) flexion; and the third group (N = 8) was not trained but participated in all measurements and served as a control group.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use elbow in a sentence?

Measurements included motor unit number, size and activation and voluntary strength of the elbow flexors and knee extensors.

What does elbow mean?

A hit, strike, or blow with the elbow.

What part of speech is elbow?

elbow is commonly used as noun, verb.