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limb ¹  (lm)

n.

1. One of the larger branches of a tree.

2. One of the jointed appendages of an animal, such as an arm, leg, wing, or flipper, used for locomotion or grasping.

3. An extension or a projecting part, as of a building or mountain range.

4. One that is considered to be an extension, member, or representative of a larger body or group.

5. Informal An impish child.

tr.v. limbed, limb·ing, limbs

To dismember.

Idiom:

(out) on a limb Informal

In a difficult, awkward, or vulnerable position.

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[Alteration (probably influenced by limb) of Middle English lim, from Old English.]

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limb ²  (lm)

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.

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[Middle English, graduated edge of an astronomical instrument, from Old French limbe, from Latin limbus, border.]

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limb¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) an arm or leg, or the analogous part on an animal, such as a wing

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any of the main branches of a tree

3. a branching or projecting section or member; extension

4. a person or thing considered to be a member, part, or agent of a larger group or thing

5. Chiefly Brit a mischievous child (esp in limb of Satan or limb of the devil)

out on a limb

a.  in a precarious or questionable position

b.  Brit isolated, esp because of unpopular opinions

vb

(tr) a rare word for dismember

[Old English lim; related to Old Norse limr]

limbed  adj

limbless  adj

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limb²

n

1. (Astronomy) the edge of the apparent disc of the sun, a moon, or a planet

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) a graduated arc attached to instruments, such as the sextant, used for measuring angles

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany

a.  the expanded upper part of a bell-shaped corolla

b.  the expanded part of a leaf, petal, or sepal

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) either of the two halves of a bow

5. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Also called fold limb either of the sides of a geological fold

[from Latin limbus edge]

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limb  (lm)

1. One of the appendages of an animal, such as an arm of a starfish, the flipper of dolphins, or the arm and leg of a human, used for locomotion or grasping.

2. The expanded tip of a plant organ, such as a petal or corolla lobe.

3. The circumferential edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper hind limb, hindlimb - a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals forelimb - the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing) flipper - the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming appendage, extremity, member - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" stump - the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle crus - the leg from the knee to foot leg - a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb cubitus - the arm from the elbow to the fingertips forearm - the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist extremity - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso appendicular skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
	2.	limb - any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree tree branch tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms branch - a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant stick - a small thin branch of a tree bough - any of the larger branches of a tree
	3.	limb - (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole edge, border - the boundary of a surface
	4.	limb - either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow" bow - a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
	5.	limb - the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant" octant - a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration sextant - a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant arc - a continuous portion of a circle
	6.	limb - any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" arm, branch projection - any structure that branches out from a central support

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limb

noun

1. part, member, arm, leg, wing, extension, extremity, appendage She stretched out her cramped limbs.

2. branch, spur, projection, offshoot, bough the limb of an enormous leafy tree

out on a limb independently, separately, in a dangerous position, sticking your neck out (informal) They went out on a limb, voting for a controversial energy bill.

Translations

limb [lɪm] N (Anat) → miembro m, extremidad f; [of tree] → rama f
to lose a limb → perder uno de los miembros or una de las extremidades
to be/go out on a limb (in danger) → estar/quedar en peligro; (= be isolated) → estar/quedarse aislado; (= take risk) → correr el riesgo
to tear sb limb from limb → despedazar a algn
see also life A1

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limb [ˈlɪm] n

[person] → membre m

[tree] → branche f
to go out on a limb (= take a risk) → risquer de s'isoler
to be out on a limb → être isolé(e)

limber up

[ˌlɪmbə^rˈʌp] vi → se dégourdir, se mettre en train

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limb

n

(Anat) → Glied nt; limbs pl → Glieder pl, → Gliedmaßen pl; the lower limbs → die unteren Gliedmaßen; to rest one’s tired limbs → seine müden Glieder or Knochen (inf) → ausruhen; to tear somebody limb from limb → jdn in Stücke reißen; to risk life and limb → Leib und Leben riskieren or aufs Spiel setzen

(of tree) → Ast m; to be out on a limb (fig) → exponiert sein; to go out on a limb (fig) → sich exponieren; John’s ideas put him out on a limb → John steht mit seinen Ideen allein auf weiter Flur; he had left himself out on a limb → er hatte sich in eine prekäre Lage gebracht

(of cross) → Balken m; (of organization etc) → Glied nt

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limb [lɪm] n (Anat) → arto; (of tree) → (grosso) ramo
a man with strong limbs → un uomo dalle membra robuste
to be out on a limb (fig) → trovarsi in difficoltà
to go out on a limb (fig) → esporsi
to tear limb from limb → sbranare, fare a pezzettini

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limb [lɪm] n (Anat) → arto; (of tree) → (grosso) ramo
a man with strong limbs → un uomo dalle membra robuste
to be out on a limb (fig) → trovarsi in difficoltà
to go out on a limb (fig) → esporsi
to tear limb from limb → sbranare, fare a pezzettini

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limb

n limb [lim]

1 an arm or leg. been, arm طَرَف: ذِراع او رِجْل крайник končetina lem das Körperglied άκρο miembro jäse دست یا پا raaja membre גַּף अंग udov (vég)tag anggota badan limur membro, arto 手足 팔이나 다리 galūnė (ķermeņa) loceklis anggota lidmaat lem kończyna membro membru конечность končatina ud ud lem, arm, ben แขนหรือขา kol ya da bacak 肢 кінцівка ہاتھ یا پاؤں chi 肢

2 a branch. lit غُصْن клон (silná) větev gren der Ast κλάδι, κλωνάρι rama oks شاخه haara (grosse) branche גַּף शाखा grana (vastag) faág cabang grein (grosso) ramo 大枝 큰 가지 šaka liels zars dahan tak grein konar ramo cracă ветка (hlavný) konár drevesna veja grana gren กิ่ง dal 分支 сучок, гілка شاخ cành cây 分支

out on a limb

on one's own and in a dangerous or disadvantageous position. in ʼn moeilike posisie wees في وَضْعٍ خَطِر сам в опасна ситуация ve zlé situaci ud på tynd is in einer gefährlichen Lage εκτεθειμένος, σε δύσκολη θέση en peligro plindris در معرض خطر olla tukalassa paikassa dans une situation délicate מִסתַכֵּן अकेले बिना किसी के सहयोग के samostalno, opasno veszélyes helyzetben dalam bahaya á ystu nöf (in una posizione difficile) 危うい立場に 위험한 처지에 vienišas ir atstumtas apdraudēts; bīstamā stāvoklī menjerat diri op zichzelf aangewezen være i en vanskelig situasjon w opałach estar em apuros într-o situaţie delicată в невыгодном/опасном положении v zlej situácii v kočljivem položaju na milost i nemilost vara ute på farliga vägar เสี่ยง tehlikede olma 處於危險的境地 поставивши себе під удар تنہا، گھاٹے میں trong tình trạng nguy hiểm 处于危险的境地