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limb1

Syllabification: (limb)
Pronunciation: /lim/

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Definition of limb

noun

  • an arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird’s wing.
  • a large branch of a tree.
  • a projecting landform such as a spur of a mountain range, or each of two or more such projections as in a forked peninsula or archipelago.
  • a projecting section of a building.
  • a branch of a cross.
  • each half of an archery bow.

Phrases

life and limb

life and all bodily faculties:a reckless disregard for life and limb

out on a limb

in or into a dangerous or uncompromising position, where one is not joined or supported by anyone else; vulnerable:she’s prepared to go out on a limb and do something different

tear someone limb from limb

violently dismember someone.

Derivatives

limbed

adjective
[in combination]:long-limbed

limbless

adjective

Origin:

Old English lim (also in the sense 'organ or part of the body'), of Germanic origin

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Definition of limb in the British & World English dictionary

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