limber
Meaning of limber
- (of a person or body part) lithe or supple.
I have to practise to keep myself limber
- warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, especially sport or athletics.
the acrobats were limbering up for the big show
mid 16th century (as an adjective): perhaps from limber2 in the dialect sense ‘cart shaft’, with allusion to the to-and-fro motion.
noun
the detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole, and a frame holding one or more ammunition boxes.
verb- attach a limber to (a gun).
a six-horse limbered gun
Middle English lymour, apparently related to medieval Latin limonarius from limo, limon- ‘shaft’.
Information about limber
- The plural form of limber is: limbers.
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Hyphenation of limber
lim-ber
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- limber is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
limber synonyms
Meaning supple:
Meaning (especially of a person's body) thin, supple, and graceful:
Meaning quick and light in movement or action; agile:
Meaning (of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful:
Meaning capable of bending easily without breaking:
Meaning of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose:
Meaning (especially of an old person) active; lively:
Meaning (especially of an old person) lively; full of energy:
Meaning able to move quickly and easily:
Meaning performing, involving, or adept at spectacular gymnastic feats:
Meaning neatly skilful and quick in one's movements:
Meaning bordered, shaded, or covered by willows:
Meaning having or showing grace or elegance:
Meaning engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits:
Meaning full of life and energy; active and outgoing:
Meaning make (something) ready for use or consideration:
Meaning perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it:
Meaning teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time:
Meaning produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill:
Meaning (of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking:
Meaning use or apply (a faculty, right, or process):
limber antonyms
Meaning not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid:
Meaning (of a thing) not of the necessary quality or standard to meet a particular purpose:
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