JOINT


Meaning of JOINT in English

I.

noun

1 in the body

ADJECTIVE

▪ elbow , hip , knee , etc.

▪ aching , achy ( esp. AmE ), inflamed , painful , sore , stiff , swollen

▪ artificial

VERB + JOINT

▪ replace

He's going to have his hip ~ replaced.

▪ dislocate

He dislocated his elbow ~.

▪ lubricate

Synovial fluid lubricates the ~s.

▪ affect

It is an inflammatory condition affecting the ~s.

JOINT + VERB

▪ ache

▪ creak

He slowly stood up, ~s creaking in protest.

▪ move

The ~ should be able to move freely.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

You have fluid in the ~.

▪ ~ between

the ~ between the lower and upper parts of the arm

PHRASES

▪ put sth out of ~ ( BrE )

She fell and put her knee out of ~.

2 connecting point

ADJECTIVE

▪ watertight

VERB + JOINT

▪ make , seal

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ between

a ~ between two lengths of copper

3 bar, restaurant, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ barbecue , burger , fast-food , hamburger , pizza (all esp. AmE )

▪ juke ( AmE ), strip

4 ( BrE ) piece of meat

ADJECTIVE

▪ bacon

VERB + JOINT

▪ cook , roast

▪ carve

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

a ~ of beef/lamb/pork

II.

adj.

Joint is used with these nouns: ↑ account , ↑ action , ↑ administration , ↑ author , ↑ campaign , ↑ chief executive , ↑ command , ↑ commander , ↑ commission , ↑ committee , ↑ communiqué , ↑ conference , ↑ consultation , ↑ custody , ↑ decision , ↑ declaration , ↑ degree , ↑ delegation , ↑ editor , ↑ effort , ↑ endeavour , ↑ enquiry , ↑ enterprise , ↑ exercise , ↑ exhibition , ↑ expedition , ↑ favourite , ↑ finance , ↑ force , ↑ honour , ↑ income , ↑ inflammation , ↑ initiative , ↑ interest , ↑ leader , ↑ leadership , ↑ meeting , ↑ mission , ↑ name , ↑ operation , ↑ owner , ↑ ownership , ↑ pain , ↑ participation , ↑ partnership , ↑ press conference , ↑ programme , ↑ project , ↑ replacement , ↑ report , ↑ resolution , ↑ responsibility , ↑ session , ↑ sovereignty , ↑ statement , ↑ submission , ↑ task force , ↑ team , ↑ tenancy , ↑ tenant , ↑ training , ↑ trustee , ↑ undertaking , ↑ venture , ↑ winner , ↑ work

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