limber
11limber — [adj] flexible agile, deft, elastic, graceful, lissome, lithe, lithesome, loose, nimble, plastic, pliable, pliant, resilient, springy, spry, supple; concepts 406,488 Ant. rigid, stiff, straight, unbending …
12limber 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 …
13limber — {{11}}limber (adj.) pliant, flexible, 1560s, of uncertain origin, possibly from LIMB (Cf. limb) (n.1) on notion of supple boughs of a tree [Barnhart], or from limp flaccid [Skeat], or somehow from M.E. lymer shaft of a cart (see LIMBER (Cf.… …
14limber — 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 …
15limber — 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}… …
16limber — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lymour Date: 15th century a two wheeled vehicle to which a gun or caisson may be attached II. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1565 1. capable of being shaped ; flexible 2. having a …
17limber — [ lɪmbə] unseasoned limber unseasoned limber raft limber (down a river) seasoned to float …
18limber — UK [ˈlɪmbə(r)] / US [ˈlɪmbər] verb Word forms limber : present tense I/you/we/they limber he/she/it limbers present participle limbering past tense limbered past participle limbered Phrasal verbs: limber up …
19limber — 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.… …
20limber up — verb a) to stretch; stretch ones muscles to make them more limber, as before exercise b) to attach a limber …
