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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"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."
}