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limbed

/lɪmd/

Translations

limbedadjective

more limbed

Comp.

most limbed

Super.

/lɪmd/

à membresSe dit surtout d’êtres vivants ou de créatures, avec un nombre de membres indiqué.

The four-limbed creature moved swiftly through the forest.

La créature à quatre membres se déplaçait rapidement dans la forêt.

Synonyms

limbedpast participle

/lɪmd/

Functions as an adjective derived from the past participle of the verb "limb" (to remove branches or limbs)

ébranchéS’emploie surtout pour le bois ou les arbres dont on a retiré les branches.

The workers stacked the limbed logs by the roadside.

Les ouvriers ont empilé les billes ébranchées au bord de la route.

Synonyms

limbverb

limbed

Past Simple

limbed

Past Simple

limbed

Past Participle

limbing

Gerund

/lɪm/

démembrerSens violent ou historique.

In medieval times, criminals were sometimes limbed as punishment.

Au Moyen Âge, les criminels étaient parfois démembrés comme punition.

ébrancherPour un arbre ou une plante.

The workers were hired to limb the trees along the road.

Les ouvriers ont été engagés pour ébrancher les arbres le long de la route.

Synonyms

cut off

cut away

strip (of branches)

Definitions

limbedadjective

Having limbs of a specified kind or number.

The four-limbed creature moved swiftly through the forest.

limbedpast participle

Having had its limbs (especially branches) removed; branchless or de-limbed.

The workers stacked the limbed logs by the roadside.

limbverb

To remove the limbs from a tree or plant.

The workers were hired to limb the trees along the road to prevent them from interfering with power lines.

To cut off the limbs of a person or animal; to dismember.

In medieval times, criminals were sometimes cruelly limbed as punishment.