English-Thai Dictionary
limber
ADJ งอ ได้ ยืดหยุ่น flexible pliant ngo-dai
limber
N รถ สอง ล้อ ที่ ใช้ ลาก ปืนใหญ่ และ กระสุนปืน chai-rod-song-lor-ti-chai-lak-puen-yai-lea-kra-sun-puean-lak
limber
VI ที่ งอ ได้ ti-ngo-dai
limber
VI ใช้ รถ สอง ล้อ ที่ ใช้ ลาก ปืนใหญ่ chai-rod-song-lor-ti-chai-lak-puen-yai
limber
VT ทำให้ งอ ได้ ทำให้ ดัด ได้ tam-hai-ngo-dai
limber
VT ใช้ รถ สอง ล้อ ที่ ใช้ ลาก ปืนใหญ่ และ กระสุนปืน ลาก chai-rod-song-lor-ti-chai-lak-puen-yai-lea-kra-sun-puean-lak
limber up
PHRV เตรียมพร้อม loosen up triam-prom
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LIMBER
a.Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding. In America, it is applied to material things; as a limber rod; a limber joint.
LIMBER
n.In a ship, a square hole cut through the floor timbers, as a passage for water to the pump-well.
LIMBERNESS
n.The quality of being easily bent; flexibleness; pliancy.
LIMBERS
n. 1. A two-wheeled carriage, having boxes for ammunition.
2. Thills; shafts of a carriage. [Local. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LIMBER
Lim "ber, n. Etym: [For limmer, Icel. limar branches, boughs, pl. of lim; akin to E. limb. See Limb a branch. ]
1. pl.
Defn: The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. [Prov. Eng. ]
2. (Mil. )
Defn: 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. pl. (Naut. )
Defn: Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well. Limber boards (Naut. ), short pieces of plank forming part of the lining of a ship's floor immediately above the timbers, so as to prevent the limbers from becoming clogged. -- Limber box or chest (Mil. ), a box on the limber for carrying ammunition. -- Limber rope, Limber chain or Limber clearer (Naut. ), a rope or chain passing through the limbers of a ship, by which they may be cleared of dirt that chokes them. Totten. -- Limber strake (Shipbuilding ), the first course of inside planking next the keelson.
LIMBER
Lim "ber v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Limbering.](Mil. )
Defn: To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun. To limber up, to change a gun carriage into a four-wheeled vehicle by attaching the limber.
LIMBER
Lim "ber, a. Etym: [Akin to lim, a. Limp, a.]
Defn: Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding. Milton. The bargeman that doth row with long and limber oar. Turbervile.
LIMBER
LIMBER Lim "ber, v. t.
Defn: To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant. Richardson.
LIMBERNESS
LIMBERNESS Lim "ber *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being limber; flexibleness. Boyle.
New American Oxford Dictionary
limber
lim ber 1 |ˈlimbər ˈlɪmbər | ▶adjective (of a person or body part ) lithe; supple. • (of a thing ) flexible: limber graphite fishing rods. ▶verb [ no obj. ] warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, esp. sports: the acrobats were limbering up for the big show. DERIVATIVES lim ber ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as an adjective ): perhaps from limber 2 in the dialect sense ‘cart shaft, ’ with allusion to a to-and-fro motion.
limber
lim ber 2 |ˈlɪmbər ˈlimbər | ▶noun the detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole, and a frame holding one or more ammunition boxes. ▶verb [ with obj. ] attach a limber to (a gun ). ORIGIN Middle English lymour, apparently related to medieval Latin limonarius from limo, limon- ‘shaft. ’
limberneck
lim ber neck |ˈlimbərˌnek ˈlɪmbərnɛk | ▶noun a kind of botulism affecting poultry.
limber pine
lim ber pine ▶noun a small pine tree with tough pliant branches, native to the Rocky Mountains. [Pinus flexilis, family Pinaceae. ]
Oxford Dictionary
limber
limber 1 |ˈlɪmbə | ▶adjective (of a person or body part ) lithe or supple: I have to practise to keep myself limber. • (of a thing ) flexible: limber graphite fishing rods. ▶verb [ no obj. ] warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, especially sport or athletics: the acrobats were limbering up for the big show. DERIVATIVES limberness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as an adjective ): perhaps from limber 2 in the dialect sense ‘cart shaft ’, with allusion to the to-and-fro motion.
limber
limber 2 |ˈlɪmbə | ▶noun the detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole, and a frame holding one or more ammunition boxes. ▶verb [ with obj. ] attach a limber to (a gun ). ORIGIN Middle English lymour, apparently related to medieval Latin limonarius from limo, limon- ‘shaft ’.
limberneck
lim ¦ber |neck |ˈlɪmbənɛk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a kind of botulism affecting poultry.
limber pine
lim ¦ber pine ▶noun a small pine tree with tough pliant branches, which is native to the Rocky Mountains of North America. ●Pinus flexilis, family Pinaceae.
American Oxford Thesaurus
limber
limber adjective I have to practice to keep myself limber: lithe, supple, nimble, lissome, flexible, fit, agile, acrobatic, loose-jointed, loose-limbed. ANTONYMS stiff. PHRASES limber up they're limbering up for the marathon: warm up, loosen up, get into condition, get into shape, practice, train, stretch. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See flexible . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
Oxford Thesaurus
limber
limber adjective I have to practise to keep myself limber: lithe, supple, nimble, lissom, flexible, fit, spry, sprightly, agile, acrobatic, quick-moving, deft, willowy, graceful, loose-jointed, loose-limbed; active, lively, in good condition; informal in good nick. ANTONYMS stiff, unfit. ▶verb PHRASES limber up they had been limbering up for their evening's training schedule: warm up, loosen up, get into condition, get into shape, get ready, prepare, practise, train, drill; stretch, exercise, work out.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
limber
lim ber 1 /lɪ́mbə r /形容詞 しなやかな, 柔軟な ; 機敏な (→flexible ).動詞 自動詞 (運動によって )体をしなやかにする, 柔軟体操をする (up ).他動詞 …を柔軟にする .
limber
lim ber 2 名詞 C 〘軍 〙(砲車の )前車 .
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