1 [count] a : a point where two bones meet in the body
▪ the elbow/knee/shoulder joint ▪ She's been having pain in her muscles and joints.
b : a place where two things or parts are joined
▪ seal the joints of the pipes 2 [count] informal a : a particular place
▪ People were running all over the joint. [=everywhere]
b : a cheap bar or club
▪ I can't believe we came to a (cheap) joint like this.
c : an informal restaurant
▪ a hamburger/pizza joint 3 [count] informal : a marijuana cigarette
▪ smoking a joint 4 the joint US slang : prison
▪ five years in the joint 5 [count] chiefly Brit : a large piece of meat for roasting
▪ a joint of beef
▪ the elbow/knee/shoulder joint ▪ She's been having pain in her muscles and joints.
b : a place where two things or parts are joined
▪ seal the joints of the pipes
▪ People were running all over the joint. [=everywhere]
b : a cheap bar or club
▪ I can't believe we came to a (cheap) joint like this.
c : an informal restaurant
▪ a hamburger/pizza joint
▪ smoking a joint
▪ five years in the joint
▪ a joint of beef
out of joint 1 of a bone : not in the correct position : out of its socket
▪ His shoulder kept slipping out of joint. 2 informal : not in agreement or order
▪ My schedule has gotten a little out of joint [=disorganized] in the past few weeks. 3 informal ◊If you have your nose out of joint, you are angry or annoyed.
▪ We had to wait a while, but that wasn't any reason for him to get his nose out of joint.
▪ His shoulder kept slipping out of joint.
▪ My schedule has gotten a little out of joint [=disorganized] in the past few weeks.
▪ We had to wait a while, but that wasn't any reason for him to get his nose out of joint.
stink up the joint
US, informal : to perform or play very badly
▪ This year the team is really stinking up the joint.
▪ This year the team is really stinking up the joint.







