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limber
lim·ber 1 L0171500 (lĭm′bər)adj.1. Bending or flexing readily; pliable.2. Capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily; supple.v. lim·bered, lim·ber·ing, lim·bers v.tr. To make limber: limbered up his legs.v.intr. To make oneself limber: players limbering up before the game.
[Origin unknown.]
lim′ber·ly adv.lim′ber·ness n.
lim·ber 2 L0171500 (lĭm′bər)n. A two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used to tow a field gun or a caisson.
[Alteration of Middle English limour, shaft of a cart, perhaps from limon, from Old French.]limber (ˈlɪmbə) adj1. capable of being easily bent or flexed; pliant2. able to move or bend freely; agile[C16: origin uncertain] ˈlimberly adv ˈlimberness n
limber (ˈlɪmbə) n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) 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 artilleryvb (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (usually foll by up) to attach the limber (to a gun, etc)[C15 lymour shaft of a gun carriage, origin uncertain]
limber (ˈlɪmbə) n (Nautical Terms) (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[C17: probably changed from French lumière hole (literally: light)]lim•ber1 (ˈlɪm bər)
adj. 1. characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe. 2. bending readily; flexible; pliant. v.i. 3. to make oneself limber (usu. fol. by up): to limber up before the game. v.t. 4. to make (something) limber (usu. fol. by up). [1555–65] lim′ber•ly, adv. lim′ber•ness, n. lim•ber2 (ˈlɪm bər)
n. the front part of the carriage for a horse-drawn field gun, to which the trails of the gun are attached. [1400–50; late Middle English lymo(u)r pole of a vehicle. See limb1, -er1] limber
Past participle: limbered
Gerund: limbering
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| I limber | | you limber | | he/she/it limbers | | we limber | | you limber | | they limber |
| Preterite |
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| I limbered | | you limbered | | he/she/it limbered | | we limbered | | you limbered | | they limbered |
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| I am limbering | | you are limbering | | he/she/it is limbering | | we are limbering | | you are limbering | | they are limbering |
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| I have limbered | | you have limbered | | he/she/it has limbered | | we have limbered | | you have limbered | | they have limbered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was limbering | | you were limbering | | he/she/it was limbering | | we were limbering | | you were limbering | | they were limbering |
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| I had limbered | | you had limbered | | he/she/it had limbered | | we had limbered | | you had limbered | | they had limbered |
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| I will limber | | you will limber | | he/she/it will limber | | we will limber | | you will limber | | they will limber |
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| I will have limbered | | you will have limbered | | he/she/it will have limbered | | we will have limbered | | you will have limbered | | they will have limbered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be limbering | | you will be limbering | | he/she/it will be limbering | | we will be limbering | | you will be limbering | | they will be limbering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been limbering | | you have been limbering | | he/she/it has been limbering | | we have been limbering | | you have been limbering | | they have been limbering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been limbering | | you will have been limbering | | he/she/it will have been limbering | | we will have been limbering | | you will have been limbering | | they will have been limbering |
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| I had been limbering | | you had been limbering | | he/she/it had been limbering | | we had been limbering | | you had been limbering | | they had been limbering |
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| I would limber | | you would limber | | he/she/it would limber | | we would limber | | you would limber | | they would limber |
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| I would have limbered | | you would have limbered | | he/she/it would have limbered | | we would have limbered | | you would have limbered | | they would have limbered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  limber - a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caissonhorse-drawn vehicle - a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses | | Verb | 1. | limber - attach the limber; "limber a cannon"limber upattach - cause to be attached | | 2. | limber - cause to become limber; "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"warm up - cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game" | | Adj. | 1. | limber - (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"suppleflexible - capable of being changed; "flexible schedules" | | 2. | limber - (used of artifacts) easily bentflexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches" | | 3. | limber - (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freelysuppleflexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches" |
limberadjective pliant, flexible, supple, agile, plastic, graceful, elastic, lithe, pliable, lissom(e), loose-jointed, loose-limbed He bent at the waist to show how limber his long back was.limber up loosen up, prepare, exercise, warm up, get ready The dancers were limbering up at the back of the hall. some exercises to limber up the legsTranslationslimber (ˈlimbə) : limber up to exercise so as to become able to move easily. 做熱身運動 使柔软，可塑的 IdiomsSeelimber uplimber
limber 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 limber[′lim·bər] (ordnance) A two-wheeled vehicle designed primarily to support the trail section of a gun carriage while in transit. LIMBER
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limber
Related to limber: limber upSynonyms for limberadj pliantSynonyms- pliant
- flexible
- supple
- agile
- plastic
- graceful
- elastic
- lithe
- pliable
- lissom(e)
- loose-jointed
- loose-limbed
phrase limber upSynonyms- loosen up
- prepare
- exercise
- warm up
- get ready
Synonyms for limbernoun a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caissonRelated Wordsverb attach the limberSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause to become limberRelated Wordsadj (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptableSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (used of artifacts) easily bentRelated Wordsadj (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freelySynonymsRelated Words |