delimb

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verb

To cut the limbs from.

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Meanings

verbdelimb (third-person singular simple present delimbs, present participle delimbing, simple past and past participle delimbed)

present singular third person delimbs · participle present delimbing · participle past delimbed · past delimbed

  1. transitiveTo cut the limbs from.

    Statues are decapitated and delimbed, hacksawed into pieces that can be carried off and sold for their weight, not their grace.

    2008 June 18, Jim Dwyer, “Bronze Eagles Owe Survival to Drug Dealer”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
limb

Origin

From de- + limb.

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Translations

Finnish katkaista raajat, karsia
  • katkaista raajatto cut the limbs from
  • karsiato cut the limbs from
  • oksiato cut the limbs from

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

limbeddimble
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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