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limb

/lɪm/

noun

Meaning

  • A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).

  • A branch of a tree.

  • The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.

  • An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.

  • A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.

  • The part of a corolla beyond the throat.

Synonyms

bough

verb

Meaning

  • To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).

    "They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs."

  • To supply with limbs.

Synonyms

delimb