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- Dictionarylimb/lɪm/
noun
- 1. an arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing: "they got out, stretching their cramped limbs" Similar
- 2. a large branch of a tree: "the bare limbs of a high tree" Similar
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LIMB definition: 1. an arm or leg of a person or animal: 2. a large branch of a tree: 3. an arm or leg of a person…. Learn more.
The meaning of LIMB is one of the projecting paired appendages (such as wings) of an animal body used especially for movement and grasping but sometimes modified into sensory or sexual organs. How to use limb in a sentence.
Limb definition: a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing. See examples of LIMB used in a sentence.
1. countable noun [usually plural] Your limbs are your arms and legs. She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours. 2. countable noun. The limbs of a tree are its branches. [literary] This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree. [ + of]
LIMB meaning: 1. an arm or leg of a person or animal: 2. a large branch of a tree: 3. an arm or leg of a person…. Learn more.
an arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a wing. an artificial limb; For a while, she lost the use of her limbs.
n. 1. Astronomy The circumferential edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body. 2. Mathematics The edge of a graduated arc or circle used in an instrument to measure angles. 3. Botany The expanded tip of a plant organ, such as a petal or corolla lobe.
