limb
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- noun
- /lɪm/
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extremidad
- He had a prosthetic limb that allowed him to walk again after his injury.
- upper limb
- lower limb
- residual limb
Their bodies, haggard faces, gaunt limbs, bring news of the mainland.
- Their bodies, haggard faces, gaunt limbs, bring news of the mainland.
- Both involve moving a limb through a given range of motion.
- And then he would have them look at that limb and move it around.
- I give deer light shades of brown, long limbs, very sporadic and bouncy.
- They're, they're generally taught to target external limbs, you know, extremities.
- The voice fails, the eyes grow dim, the ears buzz, the limbs totter.
- Your your limb that you have right now.
- When someone's sloppy mistake puts your life in limb at risk, who must pay?
Examples
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All four limbs appear intact.
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With a lot of older people who don't have full use of their limbs.
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And then he would have them look at that limb and move it around.
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Both involve moving a limb through a given range of motion.
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So in terms of what you can do with your limbs, what can you do?
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All of our contactable patients, except one, were pleased with their limb function overall.
Academic text (2015) -
Hundreds of American soldiers have lost limbs fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Academic text (2011) -
Many of these gallant officers have lost limbs, or have been disabled in other ways, fighting for our cause.
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By involving all four limbs, the cardiovascular demands are increased as more muscles are involved.
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A growing lightness seemed to permeate his limbs, as though his body were shedding its weight.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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6.2
A part attached to something larger, like a limb on an animal or a small group added to an organization
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A front part of an animal's body like a leg, wing, or flipper
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3.2
A back leg on an animal that helps it walk or jump
Idioms
Compounds
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7.2
An uncomfortable feeling that seems to come from a missing arm or leg
- Specialized
A disease that slowly makes the shoulder and hip muscles weaker and smaller
How Mobile
Surface Forms
Etymology
Limb comes from an old English word lima that meant 'body part', especially an 'arm' or 'leg'. So a limb is a moving, jointed part of an animal, which is why we use it for arms, legs, wings, and flippers.