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limber
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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.

[Origin unknown.]

limber·ly adv.
limber·ness n.

limber 1
Adjective
1. pliant; supple
2. able to move or bend the body freely; agile [origin unknown]

limber 2
Noun
part of a gun carriage, consisting of an axle, pole, and two wheels
Verb
to attach the limber (to a gun) [Middle English lymour shaft of a gun carriage]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.limberlimber - 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
Verb1.limber - attach the limber; "limber a cannon"
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"
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
flexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"

limber
limber up loosen up, prepare, exercise, warm up, get ready
Translations

limber [ˈlɪmbəʳ] to limber up vise dégourdir, se mettre en train
limber [ˈlɪmbəʳ]: to limber up viriscaldarsi i muscoli

limber [ˈlimbə]
to exercise so as to become able to move easily. buigsaam maak, litte losmaakيَتَمَرَّن لكي يُنَشِّطَ جِسْمَهраздвижвам сеrozhýbat se, rozcvičit sevarme opsich lockernγυμνάζομαιcalentareelsoojendust tegemaتمرین نرمش کردنverrytelläfaire des exercices d'assouplis- sementלְהַגמִישक्रीडा-पूर्व व्यायामutrenirati sebemelegítlatihan pelemasanliðka (sig)(scaldare i muscoli)しなやかにする게 하다prasimankštintipadarīt lokanu; iesildītiesmenggerakpanaskan badande spieren losmakenvarme/myke oppwygimnastykować (się)tornar-se ágila face exerciţii de mobilitateделать разминкуrozcvičiť sarazgibavati serazgibati seböjlig, smidig: mjuka uppเตรียมพร้อมısınmak, ısınma hareketleri yapmak(使)變柔軟робити розминкуورژش کرکے لچکانا، پھڑکاناkhởi động使

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