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Meaning of limber in English
Pronunciation
/ˈlɪmbər/
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Verb
limber
Definitions
1.
attach the limber
Examples
« limber a cannon »
2.
cause to become limber
Examples
« The violist limbered her wrists before the concert »
Classifying Adjective
limber
Definitions
1.
(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
Examples
« a supple mind »
« a limber imagination »
Synonyms
flexible
2.
(used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
Synonyms
flexible
flexile
Noun
limber
Etymology
Middle English lymour, apparently related to medieval Latin limonarius from limo, limon-‘shaft’
Definitions
1.
a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson