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limber
limber up
limbo
lime

limb  (limbs plural )
1  n-count Your limbs are your arms and legs. 
usu pl 
She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours.  
2  n-count The limbs of a tree are its branches. 
LITERARY This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree.  
3 If someone goes out on a limb, they do something they strongly believe in even though it is risky or extreme, and is likely to fail or be criticized by other people. 
♦ out on a limb  phrase PHR after v, v-link PHR 
They can see themselves going out on a limb, voting for a very controversial energy bill.  
4 
 →  to risk life and limb 
 →  life