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Definitions for Limber

[1] characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
[2] bending readily; flexible; pliant.
[3] to make oneself limber (usually followed by up ): to limber up before the game.
[4] to make (something) limber (usually followed by up ): She tried to limber up her wits before the exam.
[5] a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
[6] to attach the limber to (a gun) in preparation for moving away (sometimes followed by up ).
[7] to attach a limber to a gun (usually followed by up ).
[8] Usually limbers. Nautical . a passage or gutter in which seepage collects to be pumped away, located on each side of a central keelson; bilge.
[9] capable of being easily bent or flexed; pliant
[10] able to move or bend freely; agile
[11] part of a gun carriage, often containing ammunition, consisting of an axle, pole, and two wheels, that is attached to the rear of an item of equipment, esp field artillery
[12] (usually foll by up) to attach the limber (to a gun, etc)
[13] (often plural) nautical (in the bilge of a vessel) a fore-and-aft channel through a series of holes in the frames (limber holes ) where water collects and can be pumped out

Words related to Limber

pliable, spry, agile, nimble, lithe, resilient, graceful, supple, loose, elastic, plastic, deft, lissome, pliant, springy, lithesome

Words nearby Limber

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Origin of Limber

31620–30; perhaps < French lumière hole, light < Late Latin lūmināria; see luminaria

Other words from Limber

lim·ber·ly , adverb
lim·ber·ness , noun

Word origin for Limber

C17: probably changed from French lumière hole (literally: light)

Synonyms for Limber

agile, graceful, lithe, nimble, pliable, resilient, spry, supple, elastic, loose, plastic, deft, lissome, lithesome, pliant, springy