/ lɪm; NAmE / noun
1.
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.
2.
-limbed (in adjectives) having the type of limbs mentioned :
long-limbed
loose-limbed
3.
a large branch of a tree
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IDIOMS
- out on a limb
- tear / rip sb limb from limb
—more at risk verb
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English lim (also in the sense organ or part of the body ), of Germanic origin.