Sekirov Dictionary

unlimber

verb 4
adjective 1
forms 5

verb4

To clumsily put into employ (a large weapon or object).
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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. — 1895
To unsling (something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap); to bring (something carried) into the hands for use.
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(figurative) To stretch (limbs, muscles, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time).
- Bony jumped down and unlimbered his cramped muscles before going after his camels. — 1963

adjective1

Not limber; lacking flexibility.

forms

unlimbered · unlimbering · unlimbers · more unlimber · most unlimber

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