Limb vs. Arm

Difference Between Limb and Arm
Limb➦
One of the larger branches of a tree.
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Arm➦
In human anatomy, the arm is the part of the upper limb between the glenohumeral joint (shoulder joint) and the elbow joint. In common usage, the arm extends through the hand.
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Limb➦
One of the jointed appendages of an animal, such as an arm, leg, wing, or flipper, used for locomotion or grasping.
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Arm➦
An upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder.
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Limb➦
An extension or a projecting part, as of a building or mountain range.
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Arm➦
A part similar to a human arm, such as the forelimb of an animal or a long part projecting from a central support in a machine.
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Limb➦
An extension or part distinguished from the main body or group
the conservative limb of the party.
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Arm➦
Something, such as a sleeve on a garment or a support on a chair, that is designed to cover or support the human arm.
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Limb➦
A member or representative of a group
was arrested by a burly limb of the law.
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Arm➦
A relatively narrow extension jutting out from a large mass:an arm of the sea.
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Limb➦
(Archaic)An impish child.
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Arm➦
An administrative or functional branch, as of an organization.
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Limb➦
(Astronomy)The circumferential edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body.
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Arm➦
Power or authority:the long arm of the law.
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Limb➦
(Mathematics)The edge of a graduated arc or circle used in an instrument to measure angles.
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Arm➦
(Sports)The skill of throwing or pitching a ball well.
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Limb➦
(Botany)The expanded tip of a plant organ, such as a petal or corolla lobe.
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Arm➦
A weapon, especially a firearm
troops bearing arms.
ICBMs, bombs, and other nuclear arms.
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Limb➦
To remove the branches from.
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Arm➦
A branch of a military force
infantry, armor, and other combat arms.
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Limb➦
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
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Arm➦
Warfare
a call to arms against the invaders.
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Limb➦
A branch of a tree.
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Arm➦
Military service
several million volunteers under arms.
the profession of arms.
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Limb➦
(archery) The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
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Arm➦
(Heraldry) Bearings.
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Limb➦
An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
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Arm➦
Insignia, as of a state, an official, a family, or an organization.
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Limb➦
A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
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Arm➦
To supply or equip oneself with weaponry.
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Limb➦
(astronomy) The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
the solar limb
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Arm➦
To prepare oneself for warfare or conflict.
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Limb➦
(on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
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Arm➦
To equip with weapons
armed themselves with loaded pistols.
arm a missile with a warhead.
arm a nation for war.
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Limb➦
(botany) The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.
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Arm➦
To equip with what is needed for effective action
tax advisers who were armed with the latest forms.
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Limb➦
(transitive) To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).
They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs.
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Arm➦
To provide with something that strengthens or protects
a space reentry vehicle that was armed with a ceramic shield.
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Limb➦
(transitive) To supply with limbs.
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Arm➦
To prepare (a weapon or electronic system, such as an alarm) for use or operation, as by releasing a safety device.
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Limb➦
A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch.
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Arm➦
The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”
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Limb➦
An arm or a leg of a human being; a leg, arm, or wing of an animal.
A second Hector for his grim aspect,And large proportion of his strong-knit limbs.
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Arm➦
(anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.
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Limb➦
A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
That little limb of the devil has cheated the gallows.
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Arm➦
A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
the arms of an octopus
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Limb➦
An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
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Arm➦
The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
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Limb➦
A border or edge, in certain special uses.
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Arm➦
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.
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Limb➦
To supply with limbs.
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Arm➦
(geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.
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Limb➦
To dismember; to tear off the limbs of.
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Arm➦
A branch of an organization.
the cavalry arm of the military service
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Limb➦
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
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Arm➦
(figurative) Power; might; strength; support.
the arm of the law
the secular arm
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Limb➦
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
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Arm➦
A pitcher
The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.
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Limb➦
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
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Arm➦
(genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.
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Limb➦
either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip;
the upper limb of the bow
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Arm➦
A group of patients in a medical trial.
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Limb➦
the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles;
the limb of the sextant
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Arm➦
(usually used in the plural) A weapon.
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Limb➦
any projection that is thought to resemble an arm;
the arm of the record player
an arm of the sea
a branch of the sewer
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Arm➦
(in the plural) heraldic bearings or insignia.
The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
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Arm➦
; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.
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Arm➦
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
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Arm➦
(transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
The king armed his knights with swords and shields.
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Arm➦
To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.
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Arm➦
(transitive) To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate.
Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work.
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Arm➦
To become prepared for action; to activate.
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Arm➦
(transitive) To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling
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Arm➦
(intransitive) To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
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Arm➦
(transitive) To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
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Arm➦
; lacking in riches or wealth.
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Arm➦
To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
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Arm➦
The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
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Arm➦
Anything resembling an arm
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Arm➦
Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.
To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
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Arm➦
A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient.
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Arm➦
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
And make him with our pikes and partisansA grave: come, arm him.
Arm your prize;I know you will not lose him.
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Arm➦
To furnish with arms or limbs.
His shoulders broad and strong,Armed long and round.
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Arm➦
To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
Abram . . . armed his trained servants.
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Arm➦
To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
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Arm➦
Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind.
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Arm➦
To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.
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Arm➦
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
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Arm➦
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting;
he was licensed to carry a weapon
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Arm➦
an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization;
a branch of Congress
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Arm➦
any projection that is thought to resemble an arm;
the arm of the record player
an arm of the sea
a branch of the sewer
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Arm➦
the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
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Arm➦
the part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm
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Arm➦
prepare oneself for a military confrontation;
The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
troops are building up on the Iraqui border
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Arm➦
supply with arms;
The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan
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