Limb Definition
lĭm
limbs
noun
limbs
A part that extends from the trunk of a body, as an arm, leg, or wing.
Webster's New World
A large branch of a tree.
Webster's New World
Any projecting part forming an outgrowth or extension from a larger body.
Webster's New World
An extension or part distinguished from the main body or group.
The conservative limb of the party.
American Heritage
A person or thing regarded as a branch, part, agent, or representative.
A policeman is a limb of the law.
Webster's New World
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verb
limbs
To dismember; disjoint.
Webster's New World
To remove the branches from.
American Heritage
To remove the limbs from an animal or tree.
They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs.
Wiktionary
To supply with limbs.
Wiktionary
idiom
(out) on a limb
- In a difficult, awkward, or vulnerable position.
American Heritage
out on a limb
- in a precarious or vulnerable position or situation
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Limb
Noun
Singular:
limb
Plural:
limbsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Limb
Origin of Limb
Middle English limbe graduated edge of an astronomical instrument from Old French from Latin limbus border
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Alteration (probably influenced by limb) of Middle English lim from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English lim and Old English lim. The silent -b began to appear in the late 1500s.
From Wiktionary
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From Wiktionary
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