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Collocations for joint - noun

1. in the body

ADJECTIVE

elbow, hip, knee, etc.
aching, achy (esp. AmE), inflamed, painful, sore, stiff, swollen
artificial

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VERB + joint

replace
He's going to have his hip joint replaced.
dislocate
He dislocated his elbow joint.
lubricate
Synovial fluid lubricates the joints.
affect
It is an inflammatory condition affecting the joints.

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joint + VERB

ache
creak
He slowly stood up, joints creaking in protest.
move
The joint should be able to move freely.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the joint
You have fluid in the joint.
joint between
the joint between the lower and upper parts of the arm

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PHRASES

put sth out of joint (BrE)
She fell and put her knee out of joint.

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2. connecting point

ADJECTIVE

watertight

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VERB + joint

make, seal

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PREPOSITION

joint between
a joint between two lengths of copper

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3. bar, restaurant, etc.

ADJECTIVE

barbecue, burger, fast-food, hamburger, pizza (all esp. AmE)
juke (AmE), strip

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4. (BrE) piece of meat

ADJECTIVE

bacon

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VERB + joint

cook, roast
carve

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PREPOSITION

joint of
a joint of beef/lamb/pork

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Collocations for joint - adj.

Joint is used with these nouns:
account, action, administration, author, campaign, chief executive, command, commander, commission, committee, communiqué, conference, consultation, custody, decision, declaration, degree, delegation, editor, effort, endeavour, enquiry, enterprise, exercise, exhibition, expedition, favourite, finance, force, honour, income, inflammation, initiative, interest, leader, leadership, meeting, mission, name, operation, owner, ownership, pain, participation, partnership, press conference, programme, project, replacement, report, resolution, responsibility, session, sovereignty, statement, submission, task force, team, tenancy, tenant, training, trustee, undertaking, venture, winner, work

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