NUMB


Meaning of NUMB in English

adj. & v.

adj. (often foll. by with) deprived of feeling or the power of motion (numb with cold).

v.tr. 1 make numb. 2 stupefy, paralyse. numb-fish = electric ray. numbly adv. numbness n.

[ ME nome(n) past part. of nim take: for -b cf. THUMB ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.