Betekenis van joint In het Nederlands

• 0 belonging to or shared between two or more people:

  • a joint bank account

  • The project was a joint effort between the two schools (= they worked on it together).

  • The two Russian ice skaters came joint second (= they were both given second prize) in the world championships.

  • In court, the parents were awarded joint custody of their son (= the right to care for him was shared between them).

• 1 a place in your body where two bones are connected:

  • an elbow/hip/knee joint

  • As you become older, your joints get stiffer.

  • I put my shoulder out of joint last weekend lifting heavy boxes.

• 2 a place where two things are fastened together:

  • Damp has penetrated the joints in the wood panelling.

• 3 a large piece of meat that is cooked in one piece:

  • a joint of beef/pork

  • Fry four chicken joints in a pan with some mushrooms and garlic.

• 4 a bar or restaurant that serves food and drink at low prices:

  • We had lunch at a hamburger joint and then went to see a movie.

  • He owned several bars in the city and ran an illegal gambling joint.

  • We arrived at the club just before midnight and the joint was already jumping (= busy).

• 5 a cigarette containing the drug cannabis

• 6 to cut meat into large pieces ready for cooking

• 7 belonging to or shared between two or more people:

  • Do you and your husband have a joint bank account or separate accounts?

  • In court, the parents were awarded joint custody of their son (= the right to care for him was shared between them).

• 8 a place in the body where two bones meet:

  • Good running shoes are supposed to reduce the stress on the ankle, knee, and hip joints.

• 9 a place where two things are joined together:

  • Metal joints in the bridge allow it to expand or contract with changes in air temperature.

• 10 a cheap restaurant:

  • a hamburger joint

  • a jazz joint

• 11 belonging to or shared between two or more people or organizations:

  • a joint bank account

  • The new Centre for Innovation was a joint effort between the private sector, the public sector, and several universities.