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