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The fishes are also employed for the same purpose on any yard, which happens to be sprung or fractured. Thus their form, application, and utility are exactly like those of the splinters applied to a broken limb in surgery.
William Falconer

Meaning of "limb" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LIMB

Old English lim; related to Old Norse limr.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LIMB

limb  [lɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIMB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Limb is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb limb in English.

WHAT DOES LIMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of limb in the English dictionary

The first definition of limb in the dictionary is an arm or leg, or the analogous part on an animal, such as a wing. Other definition of limb is any of the main branches of a tree. Limb is also a branching or projecting section or member; extension.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LIMB

PRESENT

Present
I limb
you limb
he/she/it limbs
we limb
you limb
they limb
Present continuous
I am limbing
you are limbing
he/she/it is limbing
we are limbing
you are limbing
they are limbing
Present perfect
I have limbed
you have limbed
he/she/it has limbed
we have limbed
you have limbed
they have limbed
Present perfect continuous
I have been limbing
you have been limbing
he/she/it has been limbing
we have been limbing
you have been limbing
they have been limbing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I limbed
you limbed
he/she/it limbed
we limbed
you limbed
they limbed
Past continuous
I was limbing
you were limbing
he/she/it was limbing
we were limbing
you were limbing
they were limbing
Past perfect
I had limbed
you had limbed
he/she/it had limbed
we had limbed
you had limbed
they had limbed
Past perfect continuous
I had been limbing
you had been limbing
he/she/it had been limbing
we had been limbing
you had been limbing
they had been limbing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will limb
you will limb
he/she/it will limb
we will limb
you will limb
they will limb
Future continuous
I will be limbing
you will be limbing
he/she/it will be limbing
we will be limbing
you will be limbing
they will be limbing
Future perfect
I will have limbed
you will have limbed
he/she/it will have limbed
we will have limbed
you will have limbed
they will have limbed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been limbing
you will have been limbing
he/she/it will have been limbing
we will have been limbing
you will have been limbing
they will have been limbing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would limb
you would limb
he/she/it would limb
we would limb
you would limb
they would limb
Conditional continuous
I would be limbing
you would be limbing
he/she/it would be limbing
we would be limbing
you would be limbing
they would be limbing
Conditional perfect
I would have limb
you would have limb
he/she/it would have limb
we would have limb
you would have limb
they would have limb
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been limbing
you would have been limbing
he/she/it would have been limbing
we would have been limbing
you would have been limbing
they would have been limbing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you limb
we let´s limb
you limb
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to limb
Past participle
limbed
Present Participle
limbing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIMB

limation
Limavady
limax
limba
limbate
limbed
limber
limber up
limberly
limberness
limbers
limbi
limbic
limbic system
limbless
limbmeal
limbo
Limbourg
limbous

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIMB

a mountain to climb
chimb
climb
dislimb
fold limb
forelimb
hill climb
lower limb
monkey climb
nimb
out on a limb
outclimb
phantom limb
reclimb
rock climb
rock-climb
upclimb

Synonyms and antonyms of limb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LIMB»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «limb» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of limb

Translation of «limb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIMB

Find out the translation of limb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of limb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «limb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

四肢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

miembro
570 millions of speakers

English

limb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أطرافهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конечностей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

membro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবয়ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

membre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anggota badan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glied
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手足
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anggota awak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chân tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अवयव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzuv
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kończyn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кінцівок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

membrelor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άκρων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ledemaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lem
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of limb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMB»

The term «limb» is very widely used and occupies the 19.213 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of limb
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «limb».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «limb» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «limb» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about limb

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10 QUOTES WITH «LIMB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word limb.
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Leigh-Allyn Baker
I certainly know what it is like to go to work and leave your baby at home. It is an ache that only other mothers can understand. I always say that it feels like you've left a limb at home. And I really struggled for the first few months of work. There were times when I shut myself in my room and cried.
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Richard Harris Barham
His eyes so dim, so wasted each limb, that, heedless of grammar, they all cried, that's him!
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Samuel Barnett
The Pre-Raphaelites, while very bothered by what the establishment thought of them, also utterly rebelled against it. In everything - social, sexual, emotional - they were out on a limb, pushing the boundaries.
4
Alastair Campbell
So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a truly happy life until the very end. This view of life and death was reinforced by my close witnessing of the buildup to the death of Philip Gould. Philip was without doubt my closest friend in politics. When he died, I felt like I had lost a limb.
5
Elias Canetti
A 'modern' man has nothing to add to modernism, if only because he has nothing to oppose it with. The well-adapted drop off the dead limb of time like lice.
6
Dick Cavett
Anyone working in the media can tell you that there seems to be an always-ready-to-explode segment of the populace for whom offense is a fate worse than anything imaginable. You'd think offense is one of the most calamitous things that could happen to a human being; right up there with the loss of a limb, or just missing a parking space.
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Siobhan Davies
On the other hand in London you can get an audience that desires dance to go as far as it can go: they've seen the bricks of ideas built over a period so therefore there is an acceptance of what otherwise might seem out on a limb.
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William Falconer
The fishes are also employed for the same purpose on any yard, which happens to be sprung or fractured. Thus their form, application, and utility are exactly like those of the splinters applied to a broken limb in surgery.
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Peter Farrelly
Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or tension, they won't go out on a limb because they won't want to embarrass themselves if they don't feel completely comfortable.
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Julian Fellowes
There isn't much point in the whole 'celebrity' nonsense unless one is prepared to go out on a limb and, one hopes, speak up for some under-represented section of the community.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIMB»

Discover the use of limb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to limb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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OUT ON A LIMB
And through it all, Shirley MacLaine's courage and candor new doors, new insights, new revelations-and a luminous new world she invites us all to share. From the Paperback edition.
Shirley Maclaine, 2011
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Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Lower Limb Loss
Discusses the importance of physical conditioning and the ways in which persons with an amputation can achieve fitness by adapting their prosthesis to the exercise regime &/or following a conditioning program without it.
Ernest M. Burgess, Albert Rappoport, 1993
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Powered Upper Limb Prostheses: Control, Implementation and ...
The authors from Canada, USA and Great Britain are well known practicioners, academics and researchers in the field. The book has over 130 illustrations and contains an extensive bibliography.
Ashok Muzumdar, 2004
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Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery
An illustrative and in-depth overview of the many available applications and techniques for limb lengthening and reconstruction, this guide provides step-by-step details on the latest surgical procedures for the correction of limb ...
S. Robert Rozbruch, Svetlana Ilizarov, 2006
5
Nelson Mandela: A Biography
Examines the life and accomplishments of the first black South African president, who spent twenty-seven years in jail for his political beliefs.
Peter Limb, 2008
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Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb
0 Limb attitude: The position of both limbs will indicate any rotational or frontal plane (abduction / adduction) gross deformities. 0 Evidence of limb-length inequality: See section on limb-length inequality. Trendelenburg's test This test is  ...
Ben Yates, 2012
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Human Anatomy:Volume I: Upper Limb And Thorax
Line diagrams which can be easily reproduced constitute an important feature of the book. Besides, this book is profusely illustrated. Every mutual relationship of soft structures has been explained by well-placed diagrams.
A. Halim, 2008
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The Equine Distal Limb: An Atlas of Clinical Anatomy and ...
This book provides a unique contribution and is an invaluable reference text. The image quality is extraordinarily high and the multiple views of each area of the distal limb provide an extremely detailed evaluation.
Jean-Marie Denoix, 2000
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Amputation, Prosthesis Use, and Phantom Limb Pain: An ...
This book presents a range of ethical and medico-legal issues for rehabilitation professionals in the supply and withdrawal of prostheses and assistive technology for people with limb loss or deformity.
Craig Murray, 2009
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Limb from Limb
Detroit News reporter George Hunter interviewed Grant several times, learning shocking details of his relationship with Tara.
George Hunter, Melissa Ann Preddy, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term limb is used in the context of the following news items.
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Juneau County man dies after being hit by tree limb - Daily Tribune
NECEDAH – An 84-year-old Juneau County man died Saturday after he was hit in the head by a tree limb while trying to clean up storm debris. «Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, Jul 15»
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Alternative limb-lengthening technique makes recovery process less …
And now a new study has found that an alternative limb-lengthening technique makes the long recovery process less cumbersome -- while still ... «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»
3
Horse impaled on tree limb survives despite odds, partly due to bitter …
The limb punctured her side, breaking six of the mare's ribs, puncturing her lung and ripping her diaphragm. Lundberg said the mare was in ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jul 15»
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Mountain man gets a new prosthetic limb - Trinidad Express
mountain man: Peter Celestine shows the limb he made in order to work his mountainside land. Photo: Richard Charan. MOUNTAIN man Peter ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
5
Caring for patients with lower limb amputation
Mortality rates following lower limb amputation have been described as unacceptable. Nurses have a vital role in improving pre- and ... «Nursing Times, Jul 15»
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Lisbon not out on a limb with trimming costs - The Morning Journal
Lisbon not out on a limb with trimming costs. July 20, 2015. By TOM GIAMBRONI - Staff Writer (tgiambroni@mojonews.com) , Morning Journal News. Save | Post ... «Morning Journal News, Jul 15»
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Doctors to save larger portion of toddler's severed limb - WTSP.com
Pasco Fire Rescue was able to secure the amputated limb in ice for possible reattachment. A GoFundMe account was started in the boy's name ... «WTSP 10 News, Jul 15»
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WILL GLAROS: Be your best, become a limb walker - The Times
The people who are risk-takers or limb walkers are those who truly enjoy the fruits of their lives. They have ventured into the world of taking ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
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Teen with prosthetic limb completes Spartan Race | CTV Toronto …
The hospital developed Beausoleil's artificial limb and taught him how to use it. “He's been a patient with us since he was a tiny baby and we fit ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
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Limb pickup on Highway 52 East to begin Monday
According to a release from Houston County, the county will begin limb pickup on Highway 52 East for Houston County Sanitation customers ... «Dothan Eagle, Jul 15»

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