Limber - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlɪmbər|  American pronunciation of the word limber
Brit.  |ˈlɪmbə|  British pronunciation of the word limber

noun

- a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson

verb

- attach the limber (syn: limber up)
limber a cannon
- cause to become limber
The violist limbered her wrists before the concert

adjective

- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable (syn: supple)
a limber imagination
- (used of artifacts) easily bent
- (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely (syn: supple)

Extra examples

...he shaped the basket out of limber branches that could bend easily around a frame...

The violist limbered her wrists before the concert

Phrasal verbs

limber up  — attach the limber

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: limber
he/she/it: limbers
present participle: limbering
past tense: limbered
past participle: limbered
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