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noun in the body ADJ. elbow, hip, knee, etc. | inflamed, painful, rheumatic, stiff, swollen | artificial VERB + JOINT replace He's going to have his hip joint replaced. JOINT + VERB ache | move The joint should be able to move freely. PREP. in a/the ~ You've got fluid in the joint. | ~ between the joint between the lower and upper parts of the arm PHRASES put sth out of joint She fell and put her knee out of joint. connecting point ADJ. airtight, watertight | leaking VERB + JOINT make, seal PREP. ~ between a joint between two lengths of copper piece of meat ADJ. bacon VERB + JOINT cook, roast | carve PREP. ~ of a joint of beef/lamb/pork
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