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limber

2 syllables

Quick answer

As an adjective, limber means flexible, pliant, bendable. As a verb, it means cause to become limber.

Meanings of limber

10 meanings

Flexible, pliant, bendable.
“He's so limber that he can kiss his knee without bending it.”
(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
“a supple mind”
“a limber imagination”
Similar: supple
(used of artifacts) easily bent
(used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
Similar: supple

Older and rare meanings (1)

obsoleteTo prepare an artillery piece for transportation (i.e., to attach it to its limber.)

militaryA two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.
The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
nauticalGutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well.
A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

adjective: (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

adjective: (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending fr…

verb: attach the limber

limber up

Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word10 points before bonuses.6 letters.