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LIMBER UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

Synonyms:

limber up; loosen up; warm up

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "limber up" is one way to...):

exercise; work out (do physical exercise)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Attach the limber

Example:

limber a cannon

Synonyms:

limber; limber up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "limber up" is one way to...):

attach (cause to be attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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