亚洲网紅露点

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limber

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[ lim-ber ]

adjective

  1. characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.

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  2. bending readily; flexible; pliant.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to make oneself limber (usually followed by up ):

    to limber up before the game.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make (something) limber (usually followed by up ):

    She tried to limber up her wits before the exam.

limber

2

[ lim-ber ]

noun

  1. a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.

verb (used with object)

  1. to attach the limber to (a gun) in preparation for moving away (sometimes followed by up ).

verb (used without object)

  1. to attach a limber to a gun (usually followed by up ).

limber

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[ lim-ber ]

noun

  1. Usually limbers. Nautical. a passage or gutter in which seepage collects to be pumped away, located on each side of a central keelson; bilge.

limber

1

/ 藞濒瑟尘产蓹 /

adjective

  1. capable of being easily bent or flexed; pliant
  2. able to move or bend freely; agile
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

limber

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/ 藞濒瑟尘产蓹 /

noun

  1. part of a gun carriage, often containing ammunition, consisting of an axle, pole, and two wheels, that is attached to the rear of an item of equipment, esp field artillery
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. usually foll by up to attach the limber (to a gun, etc)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

limber

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/ 藞濒瑟尘产蓹 /

noun

  1. often plural nautical (in the bilge of a vessel) a fore-and-aft channel through a series of holes in the frames ( limber holes ) where water collects and can be pumped out
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞濒颈尘产别谤苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞濒颈尘产别谤濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 濒颈尘顎僢别谤路濒测 adverb
  • 濒颈尘顎僢别谤路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of limber1

First recorded in 1555鈥65; of uncertain origin; perhaps akin to limb 1

Origin of limber2

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English limour, lemer 鈥渃art shaft鈥; limb 1, -er 1

Origin of limber3

First recorded in 1620鈥30; of uncertain origin; perhaps from French 濒耻尘颈猫谤别 鈥渉ole, perforation,鈥 literally, 鈥渓ight,鈥 from Late Latin 濒奴尘颈苍腻谤颈补; luminaria
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of limber1

C16: origin uncertain

Origin of limber2

C15 lymour shaft of a gun carriage, origin uncertain

Origin of limber3

C17: probably changed from French 濒耻尘颈猫谤别 hole (literally: light)
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On the top of Helsby Hill, members of the Helsby Running Club are limbering up for a cross-country run with a view of the whole constituency spread below.

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Scenically, the production is limber if not especially visually inviting.

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Bouncing across the stage, limber and in total control, he sounded better than ever as a performer.

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Are they minor missteps of people limbering up for greatness as they get used to the job?

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After that whirlwind of peculiar chambers and treatments, I wondered if my ailing shoulder even felt a tad more limber.

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