/ dʒɔɪnt; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb
■ adjective
[ only before noun ] involving two or more people together :
a joint account (= a bank account in the name of more than one person, for example a husband and wife)
The report was a joint effort (= we worked on it together) .
They finished in joint first place.
They were joint owners of the house (= they owned it together) .
► joint·ly adverb :
The event was organized jointly by students and staff.
■ noun
1.
a place where two bones are joined together in the body in a way that enables them to bend and move :
inflammation of the knee joint
—see also ball-and-socket joint
2.
a place where two or more parts of an object are joined together, especially to form a corner
3.
( BrE ) a piece of roast meat :
a joint of beef
the Sunday joint (= one traditionally eaten on a Sunday)
4.
( informal ) a place where people meet to eat, drink, dance, etc., especially one that is cheap :
a fast-food joint
5.
( informal ) a cigarette containing marijuana (= an illegal drug)
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IDIOMS
- out of joint
—more at case verb , nose noun
■ verb
[ vn ] to cut meat into large pieces, usually each containing a bone
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French , past participle of joindre to join, from Latin jungere to join.