limber: Meaning and Definition of

lim•ber

1. characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
2. bending readily; flexible; pliant.

1. to make oneself limber (usually fol. by up): to limber up before the game.

1. to make (something) limber (usually fol. by up): She tried to limber up her wits before the exam.

lim•ber

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

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

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

lim•ber

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