belimb

B3E1L1I1M3B3

verb

To cut off a limb or limbs; dismember; mutilate; disfigure.

OriginMiddle English belimien →
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Meanings

verbbelimb (third-person singular simple present belimbs, present participle belimbing, simple past and past participle belimbed)

present singular third person belimbs · participle present belimbing · participle past belimbed · past belimbed · alternative belim

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo cut off a limb or limbs; dismember; mutilate; disfigure.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbelimien“to dismember”
  2. Englishbelimb

From Middle English belimien (“to dismember”), equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + limb.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bimble
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APA

belimb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belimb

MLA

“belimb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belimb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belimb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belimb.

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