Definitions for limber
ˈlɪm bərlim·ber

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. limberadjective

   a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson

2. limber, suppleadjective

   (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

   "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"

3. limberadjective

   (used of artifacts) easily bent

4. limber, suppleverb

   (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

5. limber, limber upverb

   attach the limber

   "limber a cannon"

6. limberverb

   cause to become limber

   "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. limbernoun

   A two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used to pull an artillery piece into battle.

2. limberverb

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

3. limberadjective

   Flexible, pliant, bendable.

   He's so limber that he can kiss his knee without bending it.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Limberadjective

   Flexible; easily bent; pliant; lithe.

   You put me off with limber vows. William Shakespeare.

   I wonder how, among these jealousies of court and state, Edward Atheling could subsist, being then the apparent and indubitate heir of the Saxon line: but he had tried, and found him a prince of limber virtues; so as though he might have some place in his caution, yet he reckoned him beneath his fear. Henry Wotton.

   At once came forth whatever creeps the ground,
   Insect, or worm: those wav’d their limber fans
   For wings; and smallest lineaments exact
   In all the liveries deck’d of Summer’s pride. John Milton.

   She durst never stand at the bay, having nothing but her long soft limber ears to defend her. Henry More, on Atheism.

   The muscles were strong on both sides of the aspera arteria, but on the under side, opposite to that of the œsophagus, very limber. John Ray, on Creation.

   At last the ulcer is covered over with a limber callus. Gideon Harvey.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limber

   Limber generally means flexible, agile, or capable of being bent or moved easily. The term can apply to both physical objects (like a limber tree branch) and abstract concepts (like a limber mind that's open to new ideas).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Limbernoun

   the shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage

2. Limbernoun

   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. Limbernoun

   gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well

4. Limberverb

   to attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun

5. Limberadjective

   easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding

6. Limberverb

   to cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant

7. Etymology: [For limmer, Icel. limar branches, boughs, pl. of lim; akin to E. limb. See Limb a branch.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Limber

   lim′bėr, adj. pliant, flexible.—n. Lim′berness, flexibleness, pliancy. [See limp (adj.).]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limber

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

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LIMBER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Limber is ranked #134712 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Limber surname appeared 125 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Limber.
   
   95.2% or 119 total occurrences were White.
   4% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Attach
   • Warm Up

How to pronounce limber?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say limber in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of limber in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of limber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of limber in a Sentence

1. Barry Mehler:

   I stand before you today beholden to no human c -- sucker and working a paying f -- king union job and no limber d -- k of an administrator is going to tell me how to teach my classes because I'm a f -- king tenured professor.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=limber
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Limber
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=limber
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limber
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=limber
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=limber
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html