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limb

/lɪm/

limbnoun

limbs

/lɪm/

Translations

конечность

The doctor examined the patient's injured limb.

Доктор осмотрел поврежденную конечность пациента.

ветвь

The bird perched on a high limb of the tree.

Птица уселась на высокой ветви дерева.

Additional translations

отросток

член

Definitions

A part of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, such as a leg, arm, or wing.

The bird injured its limb and was unable to fly.

A large branch of a tree.

The cat climbed up the limb of the oak tree.

The outer edge or margin of something, especially the visible disk of a celestial body such as the sun or moon.

Just before the eclipse, the limb of the moon began to cover the bright star.

Synonyms

limbverb

limbed

Past Simple

limbed

Past Participle

limbing

Gerund

/lɪm/

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

dismember

strip (of branches)

cut away

cut off

limbadjective

/lɪm/

Used attributively to modify another noun, denoting something related to a limb or limbs (e.g., limb muscles, limb development).

Definitions

Relating to or involving a limb or limbs; pertaining to a limb.

Proper limb alignment is crucial for athletes.