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Meaning of limber in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈlɪmbər/

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  1. Verb

    limber

    Definitions

    1. attach the limber

    Examples

    • « limber a cannon »
  2. 2. cause to become limber

    Examples

    • « The violist limbered her wrists before the concert »
  3. Classifying Adjective

    limber

    Definitions

    1. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

    Examples

    • « a supple mind »
    • « a limber imagination »

    Synonyms

    • flexible
  4. 2. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

    Synonyms

    • flexible
    • flexile
  5. 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

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