Definition of limber Limber

/lɪˈmbɚ/ - [limber] - lim•ber

We found 22 definitions of limber from 8 different sources.

What does limber mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: limbers
limber - a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson
Verb limbers, limbering, limbered
limber - cause to become limber; "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"
		warm up cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
limber - attach the limber; "limber a cannon"
		limber up
		attach be attached; be in contact with
Adjective limber, limberer, limberest
limber - (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
		supple
		flexile, flexible bending and snapping back readily without breaking
limber - (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"
		supple
		flexible bending and snapping back readily without breaking
limber - (used of artifacts) easily bent

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Wiktionary

limber (Noun)
A two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used to pull an artillery piece into battle.
limber (Verb)
To prepare an artillery piece for transportation.
limber (Verb)
To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
limber (Adjective)
Flexible, pliant, bendable.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

limber (n.)
The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
limber (n.)
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.
limber (n.)
Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.
limber (v. t.)
To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.
limber (a.)
Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.
limber (v. t.)
To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

limber
Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

limber
lim′bėr, n. the part of a gun-carriage consisting of two wheels and a shaft to which the horses are attached.—v.t. to attach to the limber, as a gun. [Prov. Eng. limbers, shafts—Ice. limar, boughs; cf. limb, a branch.]
limber
lim′bėr, adj. pliant, flexible.—n. Lim′berness, flexibleness, pliancy. [See limp (adj.).]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

limber
In artillery, the two-wheeled carriage to which the trail of a field gun-carriage is attached for travel.--Limber-boxes are the chests fitted above the axle-tree of the limber for ammunition.--Limber up! is the command so to raise and attach.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

limber
To attach to the limbers; as, to limber the gun; to limber up.

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limber, verb, present, 1st person singular of limber (infinitive).
limber, verb (infinitive).
limber, noun, singular of limbers.
limber, adjective.

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