1. adj. & v.
--adj.
1. lithe, agile, nimble.
2 flexible.
--v. (usu. foll. by up)
1. tr. make (oneself or a part of the body etc.) supple.
2 intr. warm up in preparation for athletic etc. activity.
Derivatives:
limberness n.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. uncert. 2. n. & v.
--n. the detachable front part of a gun-carriage, consisting of two wheels, axle, pole, and ammunition-box.
--v.
1. tr. attach a limber to (a gun etc.).
2 intr. fasten together the two parts of a gun-carriage.
Etymology: ME limo(u)r, app. rel. to med.L limonarius f. limo -onis shaft