- 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.
- a person or thing regarded as a part, member, branch, offshoot, or scion of something: a limb of the central committee.
- the upper or lower part of a bow.
- a mischievous child, imp, or young scamp.
- to cut the limbs from (a felled tree).
- in a dangerous or compromising situation; vulnerable: The company overextended itself financially and was soon out on a limb.
- the edge of the disk of the sun, a moon, or a planet.
- the graduated edge of a quadrant or similar instrument.
- Botany.
- the upper spreading part of a gamopetalous corolla.
- the expanded portion of a petal, sepal, or leaf.
- an arm or leg, or the analogous part on an animal, such as a wing
- any of the main branches of a tree
- a branching or projecting section or member; extension
- a person or thing considered to be a member, part, or agent of a larger group or thing
- a mischievous child (esp in limb of Satan or limb of the devil)
- out on a limb
- in a precarious or questionable position
- isolated, esp because of unpopular opinions
- (tr) a rare word for dismember
- the edge of the apparent disc of the sun, a moon, or a planet
- a graduated arc attached to instruments, such as the sextant, used for measuring angles
- botany
- the expanded upper part of a bell-shaped corolla
- the expanded part of a leaf, petal, or sepal
- either of the two halves of a bow
- either of the sides of a geological fold
