{
    "term": "limb",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "image": "data/images/tr/tree.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a wing",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an artificial limb"
                },
                {
                    "text": "For a while, she lost the use of her limbs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I stretched my limbs lazily as I sat up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The missing limb did not lessen the quality of the cat's life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two arms reached around her flailing limbs."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short", "slender"],
                "verb + limb": ["amputate", "sever", "lose"],
                "limb + noun": ["development", "growth", "amputation"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having the type of limbs mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "long-limbed"
                },
                {
                    "text": "loose-limbed"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a large branch of a tree",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not supported by other people",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Are you prepared to **go out on a limb** *(= risk doing something that other people are not prepared to do)* and make your suspicions public?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His controversial stance has left him out on a limb."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to risk being killed or injured in order to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She risked life and limb to save her children from the fire."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to attack somebody very violently",
            "labels": "(often humorous)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɪm/",
                "audio": "li/limb/limb__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɪm/",
                "audio": "li/limb/limb__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English lim (also in the sense ‘organ or part of the body’), of Germanic origin."
}