limb meaning and definition

LIMB noun

Definition of limb (noun)

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