limber (redirected from limbering)

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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limber ¹

Adjective

1. pliant; supple

2. able to move or bend the body freely; agile [origin unknown]

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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]

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

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

Translations

limber [ˈlɪmbəʳ] to limber up vi → se dégourdir, se mettre en train

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limber [ˈlɪmbəʳ]: to limber up vi → riscaldarsi i muscoli

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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 verrytellä 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 게 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