joint

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English

Wikipedia

A CV joint

Etymology

The noun is from Middle English (attested since the late 13th century), from Old French joint (“joint of the body”) (attested since the 12th century). The adjective (attested since the 15th century) is from Old French jointiz. Both Old French words are from Latin iunctus, the past participle of iungo. See also join, jugular.

The meaning of "building, establishment", especially in connection with shady activities, appeared in Anglo-Irish by 1821 and entered general American English slang by 1877, especially in the sense of "opium den". The sense "marijuana cigarette" is attested since 1935.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʒɔɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪnt

Adjective

joint (not comparable)

1. Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

   The play was a joint production between the two companies.

   • Shakespeare

     A joint burden laid upon us all.

Derived terms

terms derived from joint (adjective)

joint effort joint venture

joint-stock company joint will

Translations

done by two or more people or organisations working together

• Czech: společný (cs) m
• Dutch: gezamenlijk (nl), gezamenlijke (nl)
• Estonian: ühine (et)
• Finnish: yhteinen (fi), yhteis- (fi)
• German: gemeinsamer (de)

• Greek: συλλογικός (el) (syllogikós) m, συντονισμένος (el) (syntonisménos) m, συνδυασμένος (el) (syndyasménos) m
• Lojban: gunma (jbo)
• Russian: совместный (ru) (sovm'éstnyj)

Noun

joint (plural joints)

1. The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.

   This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.

2. The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.

   The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.

3. (anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
4. (Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A means of joining two pieces of wood together so that they interlock.

   The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.

5. A cut of meat.

   Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.

6. (geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
7. (originally slang) A restaurant, bar, nightclub or similar business.

   It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.

8. (slang) (always with the) prison

   I'm just trying to stay out of the joint.

9. (slang) A marijuana cigarette.

   After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint.

Synonyms

• (point where two components join, but are able to rotate): hinge, pivot
• (marijuana cigarette): See also Wikisaurus:marijuana cigarette

Derived terms

terms derived from joint (noun)

case the joint dovetail joint flexible joint miter joint

jointed out of joint rigid joint universal joint control joint butt joint

Translations

joint with freedom to rotate

• Czech: kloub (cs) m
• Esperanto: artiko (eo)
• Estonian: šarniir (et)
• Finnish: nivel (fi)
• French: articulation (fr) f, rotule (fr) f

• German: Gelenk (de) n
• Greek: αρμός (el) (armós) m, άρθρωση (el) (árthrosi) f
• Italian: giunto (it) m
• Russian: шарнир (ru) (šarnír) m
• Slovak: kĺb (sk) m, spoj (sk) m

rigid joint

• Catalan: juntura (ca) f
• Estonian: liide (et)
• Finnish: liitos (fi), liitoskohta (fi)
• French: jointure (fr) f

• Greek: ένωση (el) (énosi) f
• Russian: соединение (ru) (sojedinenije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: (in a plant's stem) glùn (gd) f

part of the body where bones join

• Arabic: مفصل (ar) (mifṣal) m

  Egyptian Arabic: مفصل (mafṣal) m

• Armenian: հոդ (hy) (hod)
• Catalan: articulació (ca) f, juntura (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 關節 (cmn), 关节 (cmn) (guānjié)

• Czech: kloub (cs) m
• Dutch: gewricht (nl) n
• Esperanto: artiko (eo)
• Finnish: nivel (fi)
• French: articulation (fr) f, jointure (fr) f
• German: Gelenk (de) n

• Greek: κλείδωση (el) (kleídosi) f, άρθρωση (el) (árthrosi) f
• Italian: articolazione (it)
• Japanese: 関節 (ja) (かんせつ, kansetsu)
• Macedonian: зглоб (mk) (zglob) m
• Polish: staw (pl) m
• Portuguese: articulação (pt) f
• Russian: сустав (ru) (sustáv) m
• Slovak: kĺb (sk) m
• Spanish: articulación (es) f
• Swedish: led (sv) c
• Telugu: కీలు (te) (keelu)
• West Frisian: knier (fy)

point of a rigid joint, means of joining in carpentry

• Dutch: verbinding (nl)
• Finnish: liitos (fi)
• French: assemblage (fr) m, jointure (fr) f
• German: Verbindung (de) f

• Greek: αρμός (el) (armós) m
• Polish: złącze (pl) n
• Russian: стык (ru) (styk) m

geologic joint

• Italian: diaclasi (it) f

business

• Catalan: cau (ca) m
• Dutch: zaak (nl)
• German: Schuppen (de) m, Laden (de) m

• Russian: заведение (ru) (zavedénije) n
• Swedish: hak (sv) n, sylta (sv) c

prison

• Dutch: (de) bak (nl) m, (de) nor (nl) f and m
• Finnish: linna (fi)
• French: taule (fr) f, violon (fr) m, auberge (fr) f, cabane (fr) f, gnouf (fr) m
• German: Knast (de) m

• Greek: φυλακή (el) (fylakí) f, (slang) στενή (el) (stení) f
• Russian: тюряга (ru) (tjurjága) f, кутузка (ru) (kutúzka) f, каталажка (ru) (katalážka) f
• Swedish: kåken (sv) c

marijuana cigarette

• Afrikaans: joint (af)
• Catalan: porret (ca) m
• Dutch: joint (nl) m, stickie (nl) n
• Esperanto: kanabcigaredo (eo)
• Finnish: jointti (fi)
• French: joint (fr) m, oinj (fr) m, pétard (fr) m, splif (fr) m, bédo (fr) m, tarpé (fr) m
• German: Joint (de) m
• Greek: τσιγαριλίκι (el) (tsigarilíki) n (obsolete, slang), μπάφος (el) (báfos) m (slang), γάρο (el) (gáro) n (slang), κέρατο (el) (kérato) n (slang)
• Icelandic: jóna (is) f, marijúanavindlingur (is) m
• Italian: canna (it) f, spinello (it) m

• Macedonian: џоинт (mk) (džóint) m
• Polish: dżoint (pl) m, joint (pl) m, skręt (pl) m
• Portuguese: baseado (pt) m (Brasil)
• Russian: косяк (ru) (kosják) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: џоинт (sh) m

  Roman: džoint (sh) m

• Slovene: krača (sl)
• Spanish: bate (es) m (Honduras), canuto (es) m, carruco (es) m (Honduras), leño (es) m (Honduras), porro (es) m
• Swedish: joint (sv) c, joppe (sv) c, jolle (sv) c

Verb

joint (third-person singular simple present joints, present participle jointing, simple past and past participle jointed)

1. (transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together

   to joint boards, a jointing plane

   • (Can we date this quote?), Alexander Pope

     Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood.

2. (transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
   • (Can we date this quote?), William Shakespeare

     Jointing their force 'gainst Caesar.

3. (transitive) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Ray

     The fingers are jointed together for motion.

4. (transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Dryden

     He joints the neck.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Holland

     Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting.

5. (intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.

   the stones joint, neatly.

References

• joint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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French

Etymology

From the verb joindre, Latin iunctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʒwɛ̃/, X-SAMPA: /ZwE~/

• Audio (France)

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• Homophones: joins, joints

Noun

joint m (plural joints)

1. joint (all senses)

Verb

joint m (feminine jointe, masculine plural joints, feminine plural jointes)

1. Past participle of joindre

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Old French

Noun

joint m (oblique plural joinz, nominative singular joinz, nominative plural joint)

1. join; place where two elements are joined together

Verb

joint

1. Past participle of joindre

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Romanian

Etymology

English joint

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʒoʲnt]

Noun

joint n (plural jointuri)

1. joint (bar)
2. joint (marijuana cigarette)

   Hai să fumăm un joint

   Let's smoke a joint.

Declension

declension of joint

	singular		plural
gender n	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un joint	jointul	niște jointuri	jointurile
genitive/dative	unui joint	jointului	unor jointuri	jointurilor

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• (Swedish) IPA: /jɔɪnt/, /dʒɔɪnt/

• Audio (joint eller joint)

  (file)

Noun

joint c

1. a joint, a marijuana cigarette

Declension

Declension of joint

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	joint	jointen	jointar	jointarna
genitive	joints	jointens	jointars	jointarnas