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limber
1[ lim-ber ]
adjective
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
Antonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
- to make oneself limber (usually followed by up ):
to limber up before the game.
verb (used with object)
- to make (something) limber (usually followed by up ):
She tried to limber up her wits before the exam.
limber
2[ lim-ber ]
noun
- a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
verb (used with object)
- to attach the limber to (a gun) in preparation for moving away (sometimes followed by up ).
verb (used without object)
- to attach a limber to a gun (usually followed by up ).
limber
3[ lim-ber ]
noun
- Usually limbers. Nautical. a passage or gutter in which seepage collects to be pumped away, located on each side of a central keelson; bilge.
limber
1/ ˈɪə /
adjective
- capable of being easily bent or flexed; pliant
- able to move or bend freely; agile
limber
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
- part of a gun carriage, often containing ammunition, consisting of an axle, pole, and two wheels, that is attached to the rear of an item of equipment, esp field artillery
verb
- usually foll by up to attach the limber (to a gun, etc)
limber
3/ ˈɪə /
noun
- often plural nautical (in the bilge of a vessel) a fore-and-aft channel through a series of holes in the frames ( limber holes ) where water collects and can be pumped out
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- b· adverb
- b·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of limber2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of limber1
Origin of limber2
Origin of limber3
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Example Sentences
Scenically, the production is limber if not especially visually inviting.
Bouncing across the stage, limber and in total control, he sounded better than ever as a performer.
Are they minor missteps of people limbering up for greatness as they get used to the job?
After that whirlwind of peculiar chambers and treatments, I wondered if my ailing shoulder even felt a tad more limber.
But the aged rodents in the lab of molecular biologist Shin-Ichiro Imai at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis sported tails that were limber and nearly straight.
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