Definition of "limb" []

• One of the larger branches of a tree. (noun)
• One of the jointed appendages of an animal, such as an arm, leg, wing, or flipper, used for locomotion or grasping. (noun)
• An extension or a projecting part, as of a building or mountain range. (noun)
• One that is considered to be an extension, member, or representative of a larger body or group. (noun)
• Informal An impish child. (noun)

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• "All this could Carlo do — make, unmake me; … and join me limb to limb…."
• "Both bones below his knee are broken, and the limb is bent unnaturally inward."
• "But if the limb is nominally functional, then I really have to say that I question the logic behind its removal."