1. limb - noun
· one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
Hypernym(s): extremity, appendage, member
2. limb - noun
· any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
Synonym(s): tree_branch
Hypernym(s): branch
3. limb - noun
· (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
4. limb - noun
· either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow"
5. limb - noun
· the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"
Hypernym(s): arc
6. limb - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): projection
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