Definition of "unlimber" [un•lim•ber]

• To make ready for action. (verb-transitive)
• To detach (a gun or caisson) from its limber. (verb-transitive)
• To prepare something for action. (verb-intransitive)

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.

• "And while Bill or Jerry or Tom is beginning to unlimber his thinking and speaking apparatus, I suggest that he join us in the drink."
• "Wouldn't it be easier if I could build a mini Lego skyscraper ready to support my unlimber limbs?"
• "If the U.S. and its running dog lackey South Korea hold the naval exercises they plan, the North says, then Pyongyang will unlimber their three nukes and declare war upon the Imperialists, and woe to them for awakening the sleeping tiger!"