limber

  • 21limber — lim|ber1 [ˈlımbə US ər] v limber up phr v to do gentle exercises in order to prepare your muscles for a race, competition etc limber 2 limber2 adj able to move and bend easily …

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  • 22limber — 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… …

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  • 23limber up — PHRASAL VERB If you limber up, you prepare for an energetic physical activity such as a sport by moving and stretching your body. [V P] Next door, 200 girls are limbering up for their ballet exams... [V P] She ran a little way, limbering up... [V …

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  • 24limber — limber1 [ lɪmbə] adjective supple; flexible. verb (often limber up) warm up in preparation for exercise or activity. Derivatives limberness noun Origin C16: perh. from limber2 in the dialect sense cart shaft , with allusion to the to and fro… …

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  • 25limber — adjective I have to practice to keep myself limber limber up Syn: lithe, supple, nimble, lissome, flexible, fit, agile, acrobatic, loose jointed, loose limbed See note at flexible Ant …

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  • 26limber — adj. flexible, flexile, flexuous, pliant, pliable, plastic; ductile, fictile, tractile, tractable, malleable, moldable, bendable; elastic, springy, resilient, stretchable; supple, lithe, lithesome, lissome, limber, graceful; extensile, extensible …

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  • 27limber 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… …

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  • 28limber — adjective Flexible, pliant, bendable. Hes so limber that he can kiss his knee without bending it. Ant: unlimber …

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  • 29limber up — Synonyms and related words: cushion, ease, fluff, gentle, get ready, get set, knead, laxate, limber, loosen, mash, massage, mellow, milden, mollify, plump, pulp, relax, shake up, shoulder arms, smash, soften, soften up, squash, strip for action,… …

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  • 30limber — [[t]lɪ̱mbə(r)[/t]] limbers, limbering, limbered Phrasal Verbs: limber up …

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