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1 limber
['lɪmbə(r)]aggettivo lett. agile, sciolto* * *['limbə]* * *limber (1) /ˈlɪmbə(r)/n.(mil.) avantreno ( di cannone).limber (2) /ˈlɪmbə(r)/a.1 agile; sciolto; dinoccolato2 flessibile; pieghevole3 (fig.) sveglio; svelto; pronto; intelligentelimberness n. [u]. limber (3) /ˈlɪmbə(r)/n.(naut.) ombrinale● limber board, pagliolo; serretta □ limber hole, foro d'ombrinale (o di biscia).(to) limber (1) /ˈlɪmbə(r)/A v. t.B v. i.attaccare il cannone all'avantreno.(to) limber (2) /ˈlɪmbə(r)/A v. t.B v. i.( dei muscoli) scaldarsi.* * *['lɪmbə(r)]aggettivo lett. agile, sciolto -
2 limber up
verbo intransitivo sport scaldarsi, fare esercizi di riscaldamento* * *(to exercise so as to become able to move easily.) (scaldare i muscoli)* * *verbo intransitivo sport scaldarsi, fare esercizi di riscaldamento -
3 limber up lim·ber up vi + adv
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4 limberness
limberness► limber (2)
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Limber — Lim ber (l[i^]m b[ e]r), n. [For limmer, Icel. limar branches, boughs, pl. of lim; akin to E. limb. See {Limb} a branch.] 1. pl. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) The detachable fore part of a gun… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Limber — Lim ber v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limbered} (l[i^]m b[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limbering}.] (Mil.) To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun. [1913 Webster] {To limber up}, to change a gun carriage into a four wheeled vehicle by attaching the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Limber — may refer to:*Limbers and caissons (military), a 2 way cart used to support artilery *Limber Pine, a species of pine tree found in the Western United States and Canada *Limber Perez, a Honduran football player *Limber Hill Transmitter, a relay… … Wikipedia
limber — limber1 [lim′bər] adj. [< ? LIMB1] 1. easily bent; flexible; pliant 2. able to bend the body easily; supple; lithe vt. to make limber [to limber the fingers] vi. to make oneself limber, as by exercises: usually with up limberness … English World dictionary
limber — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ supple; flexible. ► VERB (limber up) ▪ warm up in preparation for exercise or activity. ORIGIN perhaps from LIMBER(Cf. ↑limber) in the dialect sense «cart shaft», with allusion to the to and fro motion … English terms dictionary
Limber — Lim ber, a. [Akin to limp, a. [root]125. See {Limp}, a.] Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding. Milton. [1913 Webster] The bargeman that doth row with long and limber oar. Turbervile. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Limber — Lim ber, v. t. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant. Richardson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limber — limber; un·limber; … English syllables
limber — index flexible, malleable, pliable, pliant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
limber — adj *supple, lithe, lithesome, lissome Analogous words: pliant, pliable, *plastic: flexible, *elastic, resilient, springy Contrasted words: *stiff, inflexible, rigid, tense, stark, wooden … New Dictionary of Synonyms
limber — [adj] flexible agile, deft, elastic, graceful, lissome, lithe, lithesome, loose, nimble, plastic, pliable, pliant, resilient, springy, spry, supple; concepts 406,488 Ant. rigid, stiff, straight, unbending … New thesaurus