limb

IPA: ɫˈɪm

noun

  • A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
  • A branch of a tree.
  • (archery) 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.
  • (astronomy) The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
  • (on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
  • (botany) The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.
  • A surname.
  • Short for limb of Satan (“a wicked or mischievous child”). [(colloquial) A wicked or mischievous child.]

verb

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