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limber
1[ lim-ber ]
adjective
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/ ˈlɪmbə /
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
2/ ˈlɪmbə /
adjective
- capable of being easily bent or flexed; pliant
- able to move or bend freely; agile
limber
3/ ˈlɪmbə /
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
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Derived Forms
- ˈlimberness, noun
- ˈlimberly, adverb
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Other Words From
- limber·ly adverb
- limber·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of limber2
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Origin of limber1
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Example Sentences
The role eventually went to the limber Brit Andrew Garfield.
The way to fight being brittle—to keep the disease at bay—is to work at being limber.
Then, a long and limber girl with wide eyes and an uncanny resemblance to Rihanna grabs my hand and startles me by speaking.
A few reps of dynamic moves like toy soldiers and step-ups will get you warm and limber.
Watch the brave and limber artist go Cirque-du-Soleil style and dance with some provocative figures.
At present she is throwing her whole weight upon my wrist, which I hope will get limber under it!
He's getting a little stiff in the joints of his good nature, but a good dose of flattery'll limber him up considerable.
"I am Davy to you folks," said the little man as he stamped around to limber up from the long confinement.
Ammunition wagons were going up, and the artillerymen were filling their limber chests.
Here's my daughter run away to be married with the coolest, freshest, limber-tongued young codfish that ever escaped salting.
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