{
    "term": "elbow",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/bo/body.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the joint between the upper and lower parts of the arm where it bends in the middle",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She jabbed him with her elbow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He rested his elbows on his knees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She grazed her elbow in the fall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's fractured his elbow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A voice at my elbow said, ‘Would Sir care to be seated?’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Extend your arms without locking your elbows."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He caught her elbow to steady her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I raised myself on one elbow and looked at the bedside clock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He rested one elbow on the wall as he spoke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She took her guest by the elbow and steered him in the direction of the exit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was up to his elbows in hot water, doing the washing-up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I banged my elbow on the table as I got up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She dug her elbow into Jim's ribs to remind him not to give the secret away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I opened my eyes and propped myself up on one elbow to look at him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She slid a hand under his elbow to guide him into the shop."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He thrust his elbow into his attacker's face."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was cradling a small bundle in the crook of her elbow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The whole of his arm below the elbow was badly burned."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["left", "right", "sharp"],
                "verb + elbow": ["lean", "place", "rest"],
                "elbow + noun": ["joint", "ligament", "injury"],
                "preposition": ["above the elbow", "at your elbow", "below the elbow"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be up to your elbows in something",
                    "the crook of your elbow",
                    "dig your elbow into somebody’s ribs"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the part of a piece of clothing that covers the elbow",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The jacket was worn at the elbows."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a part of a pipe, chimney, etc. where it bends at a sharp angle",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be told by somebody that they no longer want to have a relationship with you; to be told to go away",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to tell somebody that you no longer want to have a relationship with them; to tell somebody to go away",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to encourage somebody or express support for their actions",
            "labels": "(British English, old-fashioned, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be very stupid; to have absolutely no skill",
            "labels": "(British English, offensive, slang)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to meet and spend time with a famous person, socially or as part of your job",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He’s rubbing elbows with stars all the time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had been rubbing elbows with celebrities."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈelbəʊ/",
                "audio": "el/elbow/elbow__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈelbəʊ/",
                "audio": "el/elbow/elbow__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English elboga, elnboga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch elleboog and German Ellenbogen (see also ell, bow2)."
}