to limber

Examples

• All

• Guys like McKinney used me to limber up for real fights.

  Joe Somebody (2001)

• But there he was, as usual, limbering up before his run.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Although if it is, you must really have to limber up before leg day.

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• You should actually limber up as well.

  Zombieland (2009)

• We just need to limber you up for a second, okay?

  Runaway Bride (1999)

• You better limber up, son.

  The Condemned (2007)

• Mind if we limber up first?

  M*A*S*H (1970)

• His fingers moved like those of a trumpet player limbering up his valves.

  Fiction book (1993)

• It's a way to limber up our writing limbs, to learn to trust that words and thoughts are always there at our fingertips—at least if the context is supportive.

  Academic text (2006)

• Before starting the workout, it's important tolimber up to prevent injuries.

Synonyms

W

to warm up

vsto limber

95 2.2

Do gentle exercises to prepare the body for harder activity

aims to increase flexibility and suppleness rather than only prepare for intensity

L

to loosen up

vsto limber

• Informal

8 3.0

To make muscles less tight and more ready for exercise by stretching

focuses on increasing suppleness rather than just relaxation

L

to limber up

vsto limber

• Informal

2 3.4

Prepare your body for exercise by stretching or doing light movements

is focused on increasing flexibility and suppleness through exercise

Phrasal Verbs

L

to limber up

• Informal

2 3.4

Prepare your body for exercise by stretching or doing light movements

Compounds

L

limber pine

• Specialized

1 8.6

A pine tree with long needles and flexible branches that grows high in western mountains

How Flexible

to stretch

185 1.5

to limber

4 4.8

to warm up

95 2.2

to loosen

88 1.0

to stiffen

25 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology