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