Limber - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈlɪmbər|
Brit.
|ˈlɪmbə|
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 limberThe violist limbered her wrists before the concert
adjective
- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable (syn: supple)
- (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely (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
I/you/we/they: limber
he/she/it: limbers
present participle: limbering
past tense: limbered
past participle: limbered
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