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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lim•ber1 /ˈlɪmbɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - able to bend the body easily;
supple:a limber athlete. - able to bend easily;
flexible;
pliant:limber joints.
v. - to make (cause to) become limber: [~ + up]to limber up before a game.[~ + up + object]She limbered up her arm before throwing the ball.[~ + object + up]She limbered her arm up.
lim•ber•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lim•ber1 (lim′bər),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by ease in bending the body;
supple;
lithe. - bending readily;
flexible;
pliant.
v.i. - to make oneself limber (usually fol. by up):to limber up before the game.
v.t. - to make (something) limber (usually fol. by up):She tried to limber up her wits before the exam.
- perh. akin to limb1 1555–65
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pliable. See flexible.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stiff.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rigid, unbending.
lim•ber2 (lim′bər),USA pronunciation [Mil.]n. - Militarya two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
v.t. - Militaryto attach the limber to (a gun) in preparation for moving away (sometimes fol. by up).
v.i. - Militaryto attach a limber to a gun (usually fol. by up).
- late Middle English lymo(u)r pole of a vehicle. See limb1, -er1 1400–50
- Nautical, Naval TermsUsually, limbers. a passage or gutter in which seepage collects to be pumped away, located on each side of a central keelson;
bilge.
- Late Latin lūmināria; see luminaria
- French lumière hole, light
- perh. 1620–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: limber /ˈlɪmbə/ adj - capable of being easily bent or flexed; pliant
- able to move or bend freely; agile
Etymology: 16th Century: origin uncertainˈlimberness n limber /ˈlɪmbə/ n - 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
vb - (usually followed by up) to attach the limber (to a gun, etc)
Etymology: 15th Century lymour shaft of a gun carriage, origin uncertain |