Definition of elbow room Elbow room

We found 4 definitions of elbow room from 3 different sources.

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What does elbow room mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

elbow room - space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
  room, way
  spatial relation, position the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
  seating area, seating room, seats, seating the service of ushering people to their seats
  standing room room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people"
  breathing room, breathing space sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room"
  headroom, headway, clearance the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion
  houseroom space for accommodation in a house; "I wouldn't give that table houseroom"
  lebensraum, living space space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding
  parking the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily
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  • elbow room
    Sufficient space to act in. Out at elbows; said of an estate that is mortgaged.

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Sign Language

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