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limbering
[
lim
-ber
]
lim·ber
1
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bər
/
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-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 followed by
up
):
to limber up before the game.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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verb (used with object)
4.
to make (something)
limber
(usually followed by
up
):
She tried to limber up her wits before the exam.
Origin:
1555–65;
perhaps 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
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bər
/
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[
lim
-ber
]
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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 followed by
up
).
verb (used without object)
3.
to attach a
limber
to a gun (usually followed by
up
).
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
lymo
(
u
)
r
pole of a vehicle.
See
limb
1
,
-er
1
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