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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