ALL meanings of out of joint
out of joint
O o - noun out of joint the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture. 1
- noun out of joint a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with nails, screws, or glue. 1
- noun out of joint Anatomy, Zoology. the movable or fixed place or part where two bones or elements of a skeleton join. the form or structure of such a part, as a ball-and-socket, hinge, pivot, etc. 1
- noun out of joint Chiefly British. one of the large portions into which a section of meat is divided by a butcher, as the shoulder or leg, especially as served at a dining table. 1
- noun out of joint Slang.. Also called jay2 . a marijuana cigarette. 1
- noun out of joint Slang. a dirty, cheap, or disreputable place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a restaurant or nightclub. a place or establishment, as a hotel, restaurant, etc.: We stayed in a very classy joint near the ocean. 1
- noun out of joint Biology. a part, especially of a plant, insect, etc., connected with another part by an articulation, node, or the like. a portion between two articulations, nodes, or the like. 1
- noun out of joint Botany. the part of a stem from which a branch or leaf grows; node. 1
- noun out of joint Geology. a fracture plane in rocks, generally at right angles to the bedding of sedimentary rocks and variously oriented in igneous and metamorphic rocks, commonly arranged in two or more sets of parallel intersecting systems. 1
- noun out of joint Mathematics. knot1 (def 12). 1
- noun out of joint the joint, Slang. prison: He got out of the joint just before Christmas. 1
- noun out of joint Slang: Vulgar. penis. 1
- adjective out of joint shared by or common to two or more: a joint obligation. 1
- adjective out of joint undertaken or produced by two or more in conjunction or in common: a joint reply; a joint effort. 1
- adjective out of joint sharing or acting in common: joint members of a committee. 1
- adjective out of joint joined or associated, as in relation, interest, or action: joint owners. 1
- adjective out of joint Law. joined together in obligation or ownership: joint heirs. 1
- adjective out of joint of or relating to both branches of a bicameral legislature. 1
- adjective out of joint pertaining to or noting diplomatic action in which two or more governments are formally united. 1
- verb with object out of joint to unite by a joint or joints. 1
- verb with object out of joint to form or provide with a joint or joints. 1
- verb with object out of joint to cut (a fowl, piece of meat, etc.) at the joint; divide at a joint; separate into pieces at the joints: to joint a chicken. 1
- verb with object out of joint Carpentry. to prepare (a board or the like) for fitting in a joint. to true the bottom of (a wooden plane body) to allow even movement along the surface of the work. 1
- verb with object out of joint to file the teeth of (a saw) to uniform height. 1
- verb with object out of joint Masonry. to finish (a mortar joint), as by striking. 1
- verb without object out of joint to fit together by or as if by joints: The cinder blocks jointed neatly. 1
- idioms out of joint out of joint, dislocated, as a bone. in an unfavorable state; inauspicious: The time is out of joint. out of keeping; inappropriate: Such behavior seems wholly out of joint with their fine upbringing. 1
- phrase out of joint If something is out of joint, it is not quite right or appropriate, or does not work quite as it should. 0
- noun out of joint dislocated 0
- noun out of joint out of order or disorganized 0
- noun out of joint not in place at the joint; dislocated 0
- noun out of joint disordered or disorganized 0
- noun out of joint inappropriate 0