Unlimber
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unlimber is a verb meaning To clumsily put into employ (a large weapon or object).
Meaning
To clumsily put into employ (a large weapon or object).
More Meanings
- To unsling (something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap); to bring (something carried) into the hands for use.
- (figurative) To stretch (limbs, muscles, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time).
- Not limber; lacking flexibility.
- (obsolete) To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing.
Example Sentences
Bony jumped down and unlimbered his cramped muscles before going after his camels.
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.
Word Forms
- unlimbers
- unlimbering
- unlimbered
Antonyms for unlimber
Common opposites include limber.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unlimb, dislimb, limb, unlade, delimb, unbarrel.
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