Definition of Limber

1. Adjective. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable. "A limber imagination"

Exact synonyms: Supple
Similar to: Flexible
Derivative terms: Suppleness

2. Verb. Attach the limber. "Limber a cannon"
Exact synonyms: Limber Up
Generic synonyms: Attach

3. Noun. A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson.
Generic synonyms: Horse-drawn Vehicle

4. Adjective. (used of artifacts) easily bent.
Similar to: Flexible, Flexile

5. Verb. Cause to become limber. "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"
Generic synonyms: Warm Up

6. Adjective. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely.
Exact synonyms: Supple
Similar to: Flexible, Flexile
Derivative terms: Suppleness

Definition of Limber

1. n. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.

2. v. t. To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.

3. a. Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.

4. v. t. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.

Definition of Limber

1. Adjective. Flexible, pliant, bendable. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used to pull an artillery piece into battle. ¹

3. Verb. (obsolete) To prepare an artillery piece for transportation (i.e., to attach it to its limber.) ¹

4. Verb. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Limber

1. flexible [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: flexible

Medical Definition of Limber

1. 1. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. 2. The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit. 3. Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well. Limber boards, the first course of inside planking next the keelson. Origin: For limmer, Icel. Limar branches, boughs, pl. Of lim; akin to E. Limb. See Limb a branch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Limber

limb from limb
limb lead
limb myokymia
limb of helix
limba
limbal
limbal ring
limbas
limbat
limbate
limbec
limbeck
limbecks
limbecs
limbed
limber (current term)
limber as a dishrag
limber pine
limber up
limbered
limberer
limberest
limbering
limberjack
limberjacks
limberly
limberneck
limberness
limbernesses
limbers

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