limber up

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limber up

The athlete takes a moment to limber up before the race.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make one's body more flexible and ready for physical exertion by performing stretching exercises.
    • To attach a limber (a two-wheeled vehicle) to a gun or cannon, making it mobile.
Usage
  • The primary meaning is to prepare muscles for activity through stretching.
  • The secondary, more specific meaning relates to military equipment, meaning to connect a wheeled carriage to an artillery piece.
Examples
  • Verb (Physical Activity):
    • The athletes always limber up for at least 20 minutes before a race.
    • It's important to limber up properly to avoid injury during exercise.
  • Verb (Military Equipment):
    • The soldiers were ordered to limber up the field guns for transport.
Advanced Usage
  • "limber up for something": To prepare oneself, physically or mentally, for a demanding task.
    • The speaker took a moment to limber up for the important presentation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Limber (adjective): Flexible, supple.
    • A dancer needs to have a limber body.
  • Limber (noun): The detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle.
Synonyms
  • Warm up: To prepare for exercise or a performance.
  • Stretch: To extend one's limbs or body to improve flexibility.
  • Loosen up: To become or make less stiff.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Warm up: Very similar in meaning when referring to physical preparation.
    • The team warms up with light jogging and stretching.
Related Idioms
  • Get into gear: To start working effectively or energetically (similar metaphorical sense of preparation).
    • It took him a while to get into gear this morning.
limber up

The athlete takes a moment to limber up before the race.

Verb
  1. make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
  2. attach the limber
    • limber a cannon

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