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• limber — limber1 [lim′bər] adj. [< ? LIMB1] 1. easily bent; flexible; pliant 2. able to bend the body easily; supple; lithe vt. to make limber [to limber the fingers] vi. to make oneself limber, as by exercises: usually with up limberness …   English World dictionary

• limber — I. /ˈlɪmbə / (say limbuh) adjective 1. bending readily; flexible; pliant. 2. characterised by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe. –verb (t) 3. to make limber. –phrase 4. limber up, to make oneself limber. {? related to limb1 arm, leg}… …  

• Limber — Lim ber, v. t. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant. Richardson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• limber up — verb 1. attach the limber limber a cannon • Syn: ↑limber • Hypernyms: ↑attach • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. make one s body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous p …   Useful english dictionary

• limber — limber1 limberly, adv. limberness, n. /lim beuhr/, adj. 1. characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe. 2. bending readily; flexible; pliant. v.i. 3. to make oneself limber (usually fol. by up): to limber up before the game. v.t …   Universalium

• limber — I lim•ber [[t]ˈlɪm bər[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe 2) bending readily; flexible; pliant 3) to make oneself limber (usu. fol. by up): to limber up before the game[/ex] 4) to make (something) limber (usu.… …   From formal English to slang

• limber up — verb a) to stretch; stretch ones muscles to make them more limber, as before exercise b) to attach a limber …   Wiktionary

• limber — lim|ber1 [ lımbər ] verb ,limber up phrasal verb intransitive or transitive to do gentle exercises that make your muscles stretch, especially in order to prepare for taking part in a sport limber lim|ber 2 [ lımbər ] adjective able to bend and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• limber up — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms limber up : present tense I/you/we/they limber up he/she/it limbers up present participle limbering up past tense limbered up past participle limbered up to do gentle exercises that make your… …   English dictionary

• limber — lim·ber || lɪmbÉ™(r) n. two wheeled vehicle used to tow a field gun or caisson v. make flexible; attach a field gun or caisson to a limber adj. flexible, pliant; agile, supple …   English contemporary dictionary

• limber — 1 verb limber up phrasal verb (I) to do gentle exercises in order to make your muscles stretch and move easily, especially when preparing for a race, competition etc 2 adjective able to move and bend easily; supple …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English