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- [lim-ber uhp]
- /ˈlɪm bər ʌp/
- /ˈlɪm.bər ʌp/
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- [lim-ber uhp]
- /ˈlɪm bər ʌp/
Definitions of limber up words
- adjective limber up characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe. 1
- adjective limber up bending readily; flexible; pliant. 1
- verb without object limber up to attach a limber to a gun (usually followed by up). 1
- verb with object limber up to attach the limber to (a gun) in preparation for moving away (sometimes followed by up). 1
- noun limber up a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson. 1
- intransitivephrasal verb limber up become supple, warm up before exercise 1
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Origin of limber up
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; perhaps akin to limb1
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Parts of speech for Limber up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
limber up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
limber up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for limber up
verb limber up
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
- train — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- work out — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
Antonyms for limber up
verb limber up
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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