English Explanatory Dictionary

unlimber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing.
  2. To clumsily put into employ (a large weapon or object).
  3. To unsling (something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap); to bring (something carried) into the hands for use.
  4. To stretch (limbs, muscles, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time).
adj
  1. Not limber; lacking flexibility.

Word forms

unlimber unlimbers unlimbering unlimbered more unlimber most unlimber

Etymology

From un- + limber.

Antonyms

limber
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