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unlimber

verb unlimbers · unlimbering · unlimbered

  1. obsolete, transitive 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.
  2. broadly, transitive To clumsily put into employ (a large weapon or object).
  3. broadly, transitive To unsling (something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap); to bring (something carried) into the hands for use.
  4. figuratively, transitive To stretch (limbs, muscles, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time). "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.

Opposite: limber

adjective more unlimber · most unlimber

  1. transitive Not limber; lacking flexibility.

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Opposite: limber

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verb to detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing

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@misc{unlimber_2026,
  title = {unlimber},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unlimber},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}