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lim⋅ber

1  [lim-ber]
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–adjective
1. characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
2. bending readily; flexible; pliant.
–verb (used without object)
3. to make oneself limber (usually fol. by up): to limber up before the game.
–verb (used with object)
4. to make (something) limber (usually fol. by up): She tried to limber up her wits before the exam.
Origin:
1555–65; perh. akin to limb 1

Related forms:
lim⋅ber⋅ly, adverb
lim⋅ber⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. pliable. See flexible.

Antonyms:
1, 2. stiff. 2. rigid, unbending.
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lim⋅ber

2  [lim-ber] Military
–noun
1. a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
–verb (used with object)
2. to attach the limber to (a gun) in preparation for moving away (sometimes fol. by up).
–verb (used without object)
3. to attach a limber to a gun (usually fol. by up).
Origin:
1400–50; late ME lymo(u)r pole of a vehicle. See limb 1 , -er 1
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