LIMB

Definition of LIMB

  1. (noun)one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
  2. (noun)any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
  3. (noun)(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
  4. (noun)either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
  5. (noun)the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
  6. (noun)any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm