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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]
Definition of limb noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
an arm or leg of a person or animal: The accident victims mostly had injuries to their lower limbs (= legs). an artificial limb. Fewer examples. Amputation of the limb is really a last resort. Although she had to have her leg amputated, she still feels as though she's got a phantom limb. He risked life and limb to get the cat down from the tree.
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs. a large or main branch of a tree. a projecting part or member: the four limbs of a cross.
