Limb vs. Arm — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Limb and Arm
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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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