- 1an 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.
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- 2-limbed (in adjectives) having the type of limbs mentioned long-limbed loose-limbed
- 3a large branch of a tree Idioms
not supported by other people Are you prepared to go out on a limb (= risk doing something that other people are not prepared to do) and make your suspicions public? His controversial stance has left him out on a limb.
to risk being killed or injured in order to do something She risked life and limb to save her children from the fire.
to attack someone very violently
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