Definition of "limber" []

• Bending or flexing readily; pliable. (adjective)
• Capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily; supple. (adjective)
• To make limber: limbered up his legs. (verb-transitive)
• To make oneself limber: players limbering up before the game. (verb-intransitive)
• A two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used to tow a field gun or a caisson. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The actual tube, breech block, and limber, is made from expensive steel alloys, requires costly machining operations that use both skilled workers and precision tools *."
• "And while the Diamondbacks 'relievers stunk, Atlanta's relievers were able to get NLCS action, remain limber and keep Arizona from scoring."
• "I think facepalm-inducing weirdness helps keep your brain limber."