Definitions for LIMBlɪm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
limblɪm(n.)
one of the paired bodily appendages of animals, used esp. for moving or grasping; a leg, arm, or wing.
Category: Anatomy
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.
(v.t.)to cut the limbs from (a felled tree).
Category: Common Vocabulary
to dismember.
Idioms for limb:
out on a limb,in a risky or vulnerable situation.
Category: Idiom
Origin of limb:
bef. 900; ME, OE lim
limb′less(adj.)
limblɪm(n.)
the graduated edge of a quadrant or similar instrument.
Category: Surveying
Origin of limb:
1350–1400; ME < L limbus; see limbus , limbo1
Princeton's WordNet
limb(noun)
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
limb, tree branch(noun)
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
limb(noun)
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
limb(noun)
either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
"the upper limb of the bow"
limb(noun)
the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
"the limb of the sextant"
arm, branch, limb(noun)
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
"the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
limb(noun)ɪm
an arm or leg
a broken limb
limbɪm
isolated and in a dangerous or risky situation
He's gone out on a limb by criticizing the party leadership.
Webster Dictionary
Limb(noun)
a part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch
Limb(noun)
an arm or a leg of a human being; a leg, arm, or wing of an animal
Limb(noun)
a thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else
Limb(noun)
an elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock
Limb(verb)
to supply with limbs
Limb(verb)
to dismember; to tear off the limbs of
Limb(noun)
a border or edge, in certain special uses
Limb(noun)
the border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal, or sepal; blade
Limb(noun)
the border or edge of the disk of a heavenly body, especially of the sun and moon
Limb(noun)
the graduated margin of an arc or circle, in an instrument for measuring angles
Translations for LIMB
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
limb(noun)
an arm or leg.
- been, armAfrikaans
- طَرَف: ذِراع او رِجْلArabic
- крайникBulgarian
- membroPortuguese (BR)
- končetinaCzech
- das KörpergliedGerman
- lemDanish
- άκροGreek
- miembroSpanish
- jäseEstonian
- دست یا پاFarsi
- raajaFinnish
- membreFrench
- גַּףHebrew
- अंगHindi
- udovCroatian
- (vég)tagHungarian
- anggota badanIndonesian
- limurIcelandic
- membro, artoItalian
- 手足Japanese
- 팔이나 다리Korean
- galūnėLithuanian
- (ķermeņa) loceklisLatvian
- anggotaMalay
- lidmaatDutch
- lemNorwegian
- kończynaPolish
- دست یا پاPersian
- لاس يا پښهPashto
- membroPortuguese
- membruRomanian
- конечностьRussian
- končatinaSlovak
- udSlovenian
- udSerbian
- lem, arm, benSwedish
- แขนหรือขาThai
- kol ya da bacakTurkish
- 肢Chinese (Trad.)
- кінцівкаUkrainian
- ہاتھ یا پاؤںUrdu
- chiVietnamese
- 肢Chinese (Simp.)
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