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1 at one's elbow
(close to one: The journalist always works with a dictionary at his elbow.) από κοντά,στο πλευρό μου -
2 elbow
['elbəu] 1. noun(the joint where the arm bends: He leant forward on his elbows.) αγκώνας2. verb(to push with the elbow: He elbowed his way through the crowd.) σπρώχνω με τους αγκώνες- at one's elbow -
3 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) αγκίστρι2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) γάντζος3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) πλάγιο χτύπημα2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) πιάνω με αγκίστρι2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) στηρίζω,θηλυκώνω,κουμπώνω3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) (στο γκολφ)χτυπώ σε λάθος κατεύθυνση•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook -
4 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) χώνω,μπήγω2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) είμαι καρφωμένος/μπηγμένος3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) κολλώ4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) χώνομαι,μαγκώνω,φρακάρω,κολλώ•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) ξυλαράκι2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) ραβδί,μπαστούνι3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) κλαδί, ματσούκι•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick -
5 poke
[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) χώνω,μπήγω,σπρώχνω2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) ανοίγω(τρύπα)/σκαλίζω3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) χώνω,προεξέχω2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) σκουντιά- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into
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at one's elbow — phrasal or at the elbow : at one s side : close at hand : nearby, alongside with him at her elbow, she became a fine draftsman and a compositional designer of enviable talent J.T.Soby * * * at one s elbow Close at hand, ready for use • • • … Useful english dictionary
elbow — ► NOUN 1) the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. 2) a piece of piping or something similar bent through an angle. ► VERB 1) strike with one s elbow. 2) push roughly away. 3) (often elbow one s way) move by pushing past people with one s … English terms dictionary
at one's elbow — {adv. phr.} Close beside you; nearby. * /The President rode in an open car with his wife at his elbow./ * /Mary practiced for several years to become a champion swimmer and her mother was always at her elbow to help her./ Contrast: BREATHE DOWN… … Dictionary of American idioms
at one's elbow — {adv. phr.} Close beside you; nearby. * /The President rode in an open car with his wife at his elbow./ * /Mary practiced for several years to become a champion swimmer and her mother was always at her elbow to help her./ Contrast: BREATHE DOWN… … Dictionary of American idioms
at\ one's\ elbow — adv. phr. Close beside you; nearby. The President rode in an open car with his wife at his elbow. Mary practiced for several years to become a champion swimmer and her mother was always at her elbow to help her. Contrast: breathe down one s neck … Словарь американских идиом
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elbow — el·bow || elbəʊ n. joint located in the middle of the human arm v. shove with one s elbow, jostle, push … English contemporary dictionary
elbow — /el boh/, n. 1. the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. See diag. under horse. 3. something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of … Universalium
elbow — /ˈɛlboʊ / (say elboh) noun 1. the bend or joint of the arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. something bent like the elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle. –verb (t) 3. to push with or as with the elbow;… …
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