limber

lim·ber ¹  (lmbr)

adj.

1. Bending or flexing readily; pliable.

2. Capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily; supple.

v. lim·bered, lim·ber·ing, lim·bers

v.tr.

To make limber: limbered up his legs.

v.intr.

To make oneself limber: players limbering up before the game.

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[Origin unknown.]

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limber·ly adv.

limber·ness n.

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lim·ber ²  (lmbr)

n.

A two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used to tow a field gun or a caisson.

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[Alteration of Middle English limour, shaft of a cart, perhaps from limon, from Old French.]

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limber¹

adj

1. capable of being easily bent or flexed; pliant

2. able to move or bend freely; agile

[origin uncertain]

limberly  adv

limberness  n

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limber²

n

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) 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

vb

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (usually foll by up) to attach the limber (to a gun, etc.)

[C15 lymour shaft of a gun carriage, origin uncertain]

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limber³

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) (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

[probably changed from French lumière hole (literally: light)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	limber - a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson horse-drawn vehicle - a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
Verb	1.	limber - attach the limber; "limber a cannon" limber up attach - cause to be attached
	2.	limber - cause to become limber; "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert" warm up - cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
Adj.	1.	limber - (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination" supple flexible - capable of being changed; "flexible schedules"
	2.	limber - (used of artifacts) easily bent flexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"
	3.	limber - (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely supple flexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"

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limber

adjective pliant, flexible, supple, agile, plastic, graceful, elastic, lithe, pliable, lissom(e), loose-jointed, loose-limbed He bent at the waist to show how limber his long back was.

limber up loosen up, prepare, exercise, warm up, get ready The dancers were limbering up at the back of the hall. some exercises to limber up the legs

Translations

limber¹ [ˈlɪmbəʳ] ADJ [person] → ágil; [material] → flexible

limber up VI + ADV (Sport) → entrar en calor, hacer ejercicios preparatorios (fig) → entrenarse, prepararse

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limber² [ˈlɪmbəʳ] N (Mil) → armón m (de artillería)

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limber¹

n (Mil) → Protze f

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limber²

adj → beweglich, gelenkig

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limber [ˈlimbə]

to exercise so as to become able to move easily. buigsaam maak, litte losmaak يَتَمَرَّن لكي يُنَشِّطَ جِسْمَه раздвижвам се rozhýbat se, rozcvičit se varme op sich lockern γυμνάζομαι calentar eelsoojendust tegema تمرین نرمش کردن venytellä faire des exercices d'assouplis- sement לְהַגמִיש क्रीडा-पूर्व व्यायाम utrenirati se bemelegít latihan pelemasan liðka (sig) (scaldare i muscoli) しなやかにする 유연하게 하다 prasimankštinti padarīt lokanu; iesildīties menggerakpanaskan badan de spieren losmaken varme/myke opp wygimnastykować (się) tornar-se ágil a face exerciţii de mobilitate делать разминку rozcvičiť sa razgibavati se razgibati se böjlig, smidig: mjuka upp เตรียมพร้อม ısınmak, ısınma hareketleri yapmak (使)變柔軟 робити розминку ورژش کرکے لچکانا، پھڑکانا khởi động 使柔软，可塑的