Слово англійською: joint
Іменник
Переклад joint українською: об'є́днання (двох части́н і т. д.), сугло́б, трі́щина (з'єдна́ння, стик і т. д.), кося́к (марихуа́ни), ендопроте́з
Детальний опис
- 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
- My joints are really stiff this morning.
see also ball-and-socket joint, hip joint
- a place where two or more parts of an object are joined together, especially to form a corner
- a joint between two lengths of copper
- (British English) a piece of roast meat
- a joint of beef
- the Sunday joint (= one traditionally eaten on a Sunday)
- (informal) a place where people meet to eat, drink, dance, etc., especially one that is cheap
- a fast-food joint
- The joint was jumping (= full of people and activity).
see also clip joint, juke joint - (informal) a cigarette containing marijuana (= an illegal drug)
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, past participle of joindre ‘to join’, from Latin jungere ‘to join’.
Idioms - (informal) to look carefully around a building in order to plan how to steal things from it at a later timeTopics Crime and punishmentc2
- (of a bone) pushed out of its correct position
- She put her hip out of joint in the accident.
- not working or behaving in the normal way
- Time is thrown completely out of joint in the opening chapters.
put somebody’s nose out of joint
- (informal) to upset or annoy somebody, especially by not giving them enough attention