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limb
Universal Words
noun
1 an arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a wing:
an artificial limb * For a while, she lost the use of her limbs.
2 (-limbed) (in adjectives) having the type of limbs mentioned:
long-limbed * loose-limbed
3 a large branch of a tree
IDIOMS
out on a limb (informal) not supported by other people:
Are you prepared to go out on a limb (= risk doing sth that other people are not prepared to do) and make your suspicions public? * His controversial stance has left him out on a limb.
tear / rip sb limb from limb (often humorous) to attack sb very violently
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