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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024imp /ɪmp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mythologya small devil or demon.
- a mischievous child:That little imp spilled his cereal all over the floor!
imp., an abbreviation of:- Grammarimperative.
- Grammarimperfect.
- imperial.
- import.
- imprint.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024imp (imp),USA pronunciation n. - Mythologya little devil or demon;
an evil spirit. - a mischievous child.
- [Archaic.]a scion or offshoot of a plant or tree.
- [Archaic.]an offspring.
v.t. - Sport[Falconry.]
- to graft (feathers) into a wing.
- to furnish (a wing, tail, etc.) with feathers, as to make good losses or deficiencies and improve powers of flight.
- [Archaic.]to add a piece to;
mend or repair.
- phrase imp of the devil
- Greek émphytos planted, implanted, verb, verbal adjective, adjectival of emphŷein to implant (em- em-2 + phŷein to bring forth); (verb, verbal) Middle English impen to plant, graft, Old English impian, geimpian, derivative of the noun, nominal (compare Old High German impfōn, impitōn German impfen to inoculate); sense "demon''
- Late Latin impotus, imputus grafted shoot
- (noun, nominal) Middle English impe, Old English impa, impe shoot, graft bef. 900
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scamp, rascal, brat, devil.
IMP, - GamesInternational Match Point.
Imp., - Emperor.
- Empress.
imp., - Grammarimperative.
- Grammarimperfect.
- imperial.
- impersonal.
- implement.
- import.
- important.
- imported.
- importer.
- imprimatur.
- in the first place.
- imprint.
- improper.
- improved.
- improvement.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: imp /ɪmp/ n - a small demon or devil; mischievous sprite
- a mischievous child
vb - (transitive) to insert (new feathers) into the stumps of broken feathers in order to repair the wing of a hawk or falcon
Etymology: Old English impa bud, graft, hence offspring, child, from impian to graft, ultimately from Greek emphutos implanted, from emphuein to implant, from phuein to plant Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: imp. abbreviation for - imperative
- imperfect
- imperial
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