English adjective: limber | |||
1. | limber (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable | ||
Samples | A supple mind. A limber imagination. | ||
Synonyms | supple | ||
Similar | flexible | ||
Antonyms | inflexible | ||
2. | limber (used of artifacts) easily bent | ||
Similar | flexible, flexile | ||
Antonyms | inflexible | ||
3. | limber (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely | ||
Synonyms | supple | ||
Similar | flexible, flexile | ||
Antonyms | inflexible | ||
English noun: limber | |||
1. | limber (artifact) a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson | ||
Broader (hypernym) | horse-drawn vehicle | ||
English verb: limber | |||
1. | limber (contact) attach the limber | ||
Samples | Limber a cannon. | ||
Synonyms | limber up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
2. | limber (body) cause to become limber | ||
Samples | The violist limbered her wrists before the concert. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | warm up | ||