limbnoun [ C ]
uk/lɪm/us/lɪm/limb noun [ C ] (OF PERSON/ANIMAL)
an arm or leg of a person or animal:
The accident victims mostly had injuries to their lower limbs (= legs).
an artificial limb
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- 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.
- If it continues to bleed, you may have to apply a tourniquet to the limb.
- It is a vestigial limb.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The leg
- Achilles tendon
- appendage
- appendicular
- crural
- cruris
- gastrocnemius
- gemellus
- hamstring
- haunch
- leggy
- peroneal
- peroneus
- pes anserinus
- piriformis
- popliteal
- subsartorial
- subtalar
- surae
- sural
- talocalcaneal
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The arm
Parts of plants
The legs & feet of non-human animals
limb noun [ C ] (OF TREE)
a large branch of a tree:
An 18-year-old student at California State University died yesterday when she was struck by a falling limb from a large oak tree.
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- lily pad
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- organ
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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Idiom(s)
out on a limb