adj
Meaning 1
Not limber; lacking flexibility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Standard Lemma guide
unlimber
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verb
Meaning 2
To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To clumsily put into employ (a large weapon or object).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To unsling (something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap); to bring (something carried) into the hands for use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To stretch (limbs, muscles, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English limber English unlimber From un- + limber.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: abprotzen — to detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing
- Swedish: brösta av — to detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing
- Swedish: avbrösta — to detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing