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limb
1[lim]
noun
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing.
the lower limbs;
artificial limbs.
Synonyms:a large or main branch of a tree.
a projecting part or member.
the four limbs of a cross.
a person or thing regarded as a part, member, branch, offshoot, or scion of something.
a limb of the central committee.
Archery.the upper or lower part of a bow.
Informal.a mischievous child, imp, or young scamp.
verb (used with object)
to cut the limbs from (a felled tree).
limb
2[lim]
noun
Astronomy.the edge of the disk of the sun, a moon, or a planet.
the graduated edge of a quadrant or similar instrument.
Botany.
the upper spreading part of a gamopetalous corolla.
the expanded portion of a petal, sepal, or leaf.
limb
1/ ɪ /
noun
an arm or leg, or the analogous part on an animal, such as a wing
any of the main branches of a tree
a branching or projecting section or member; extension
a person or thing considered to be a member, part, or agent of a larger group or thing
a mischievous child (esp in limb of Satan or limb of the devil )
in a precarious or questionable position
isolated, esp because of unpopular opinions
verb
(tr) a rare word for dismember
limb
2/ ɪ /
noun
the edge of the apparent disc of the sun, a moon, or a planet
a graduated arc attached to instruments, such as the sextant, used for measuring angles
botany
the expanded upper part of a bell-shaped corolla
the expanded part of a leaf, petal, or sepal
either of the two halves of a bow
Also called: fold limb.either of the sides of a geological fold
limb
One of the appendages of an animal, such as an arm of a starfish, the flipper of dolphins, or the arm and leg of a human, used for locomotion or grasping.
The expanded tip of a plant organ, such as a petal or corolla lobe.
The circumferential edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body.
Other 51Թ Forms
- limbless adjective
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of limb1
Origin of limb2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of limb1
Origin of limb2
Idioms and Phrases
out on a limb, in a dangerous or compromising situation; vulnerable.
The company overextended itself financially and was soon out on a limb.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Several clients laid on their backs on what looked like massage tables as their flexologists rolled or twisted or pressed on their body parts — a limb over the shoulder here, a spinal twist there.
After grabbing my medal, I walked as fast as my sore limbs would allow back inside the stadium.
A fall down the stairs at his home in County Tyrone left him paralysed from the chest down with limited use of his limbs.
Up until Monday, both eaglets had been practicing venturing out onto tree limbs, where they would flap their wings and bounce.
The eaglets have been practicing going out on tree limbs, flapping, and bouncing up and down.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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