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Definition of Imp
1. Noun. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
Category relationships: Folklore
Generic synonyms: Faerie, Faery, Fairy, Fay, Sprite
Specialized synonyms: Leprechaun, Sandman
2. Noun. One who is playfully mischievous.
Generic synonyms: Child, Fry, Kid, Minor, Nestling, Nipper, Shaver, Small Fry, Tiddler, Tike, Tyke, Youngster
Specialized synonyms: Brat, Holy Terror, Little Terror, Terror
Derivative terms: Monkey, Rascally
Definition of Imp
1. n. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft.
2. v. t. To graft; to insert as a scion.
Definition of Imp
1. Initialism. inosine monophosphate ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A young shoot of a plant, tree etc. (defdate 9th-17th c.) ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A scion, offspring; a child. (defdate 15th-19th c.) ¹
4. Noun. A child of the Devil; a malevolent supernatural creature, similar to a demon but smaller and less powerful. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
5. Noun. A mischievous child. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
6. Verb. (obsolete) To plant or engraft. ¹
7. Verb. (context: falconry) To engraft feathers into a bird's wing. ¹
8. Verb. To eke out, strengthen, enlarge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imp
1. to graft feathers onto a bird's wing [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Imp
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1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft.
2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. "The tender imp was weaned." (Fairfax)
3. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker. "To mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps." (Beattie)
4. Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.
Origin: OE. Imp a graft, AS. Impa; akin to Dan. Ympe, Sw. Ymp, prob. Fr. LL. Impotus, Gr. Engrafted, innate, fr. To implant; in + to produce; akin to E. Be. See 1st In-, Be.
1. To graft; to insert as a scion.
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