- 1[countable] 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 ball-and-socket joint
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2[countable] a place where two or more parts of an object are joined together, especially to form a corner
- 3[countable] (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).
- 4the joint [singular] (informal) prison; jail thirty years in the joint
- 5[countable] (informal) a cigarette containing marijuana (= an illegal drug) Idioms
- 1(of a bone) pushed out of its correct position She put her hip out of joint in the accident.
- 2not working or behaving in the normal way Time is thrown completely out of joint in the opening chapters.
to look carefully around a building so that you can plan how to steal things from it at a later time
to upset or annoy someone, especially by not giving them enough attention
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