LIMBER


Meaning of LIMBER in English

I. ˈlim-bər noun

Etymology: Middle English lymour

Date: 15th century

: a two-wheeled vehicle to which a gun or caisson may be attached

II. adjective

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1565

1. : capable of being shaped : flexible

2. : having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile , nimble

• lim·ber·ly adverb

• lim·ber·ness noun

III. verb

( lim·bered ; lim·ber·ing -b(ə-)riŋ)

Date: 1748

transitive verb

: to cause to become limber

limber up his fingers

intransitive verb

: to become limber

limber up by running

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.