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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(obsolete) To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing..
The gun he drove had been unlimbered near Horsell, in order to command the sand-pits, and its arrival had precipitated the action.
"I fancy," said Psmith, "that this is one of those moments when it is necessary for me to unlimber my Sherlock Holmes system. […] Do you follow me, Comrade Maloney?" / "That's right," said Billy Windsor. "Of course." / "Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary," murmured Psmith.
Bony jumped down and unlimbered his cramped muscles before going after his camels.
Use unlimber when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unlimber means (obsolete) To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include limber.
The gun he drove had been unlimbered near Horsell, in order to command the sand-pits, and its arrival had precipitated the action.
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