ˈɛl.bəʊ ˈɛɫ.boʊ ˈɛl.bəʊ ˈɛɫ.boʊ shove one's elbow into another person's ribs push one's way with the elbows the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint his coat had patches over the elbows a sharp bend in a road or river a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped