肘

ひじ【肘】

*elbow

〖C〗ひじ; (いすの)ひじ掛け

at one's ［the］ elbow 《主に英》ひじ先に， 手近に

bend one's elbow ひじを曲げる

the joint of my elbow 私のひじの関節

lean one's elbows on the table テーブルに両ひじをつく

scrape one's elbow on the wall 壁でひじをこすってすりむく

She jogged my elbow to get my attention. 彼女は注意を引くために私のひじをちょっと突いた

a tennis elbow テニス(が原因で痛む)ひじ.

▲dig him in the ［《非標準》his］ ribs ひじで彼のわき腹をこづく《◆こっけいなことや冗談を人に教えるときなどのしぐさ》

nudge him (in the ribs) 彼(のわき腹)をひじでつつく(＝give him a nudge).

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ひじ【肘】

an elbow; 〔肘形の物〕 an arm; 【建】 an ancon 《pl. ancones》.

●肘が曲がったまま伸びない. I can't straighten my elbow.

・上着の右肘がすり切れた. My jacket is worn out at the right elbow.

●肘の痛み elbow pain; pain in one's elbow.

●肘で突く hit [poke, dig] one's elbow into 《sb's side》; jog; jostle; 〔軽く〕 nudge

・肘で押しのける elbow sb aside; 〔割り込む〕 elbow one's way into 《a crowded room》; 〔通り抜ける〕 elbow one's way through 《the crowd》.

●肘を張る square one's elbows; spread [bend] out one's elbows

・肘を引く pull one's arm

・肘を枕に横たわる pillow one's head on one's arm

・テーブルに肘を突く rest [put] one's elbows on the table

・片肘を突いて半分体を起こす raise oneself up on one elbow.

テニス肘 【医】 〔関節炎〕 tennis elbow.

肘当て 〔よろいの〕 an elbowpiece.

肘関節 an elbow joint.