to unlimber

Examples

• All

• Before the match, the coach advised the players to unlimber their muscles with some gentle stretches.

• After a long day of work, I like to unlimber my body by doing a few yoga poses.

• It is a restless giant, unlimbering its muscles after the long night ride before moving in to capture a new city.

  The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

Synonyms

S

to stretch

vsto unlimber

185 1.5

Move part of your body to full length to make muscles less tight

is used to prepare the body for movement rather than only extending parts

L

to loosen up

vsto unlimber

• Informal

8 3.0

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

prepares limbs gently for movement rather than intense warm ups

S

to slacken

vsto unlimber

1 5.5

Become or make less tight, like a rope

prepares limbs for action rather than generally reducing tightness

U

to uncramp

vsto unlimber

5.6

To free a part of your body from a tight painful position

prepares limbs gently for movement rather than only freeing a stuck position

U

to unbend

vsto unlimber

6.0

Make a rope or line less tight

prepares body parts for movement rather than just releasing tension

U

to unstrain

vsto unlimber

7.8

To make muscles or nerves feel less tight after stress

prepares body for movement rather than just making someone relaxed

U

to unloosen

vsto unlimber

• Archaic

7.2

To make something less tight or free it from something holding it

prepares limbs through gentle stretching rather than broadly removing restraint

Antonyms

S

to stiffen

25 3.7

To make or become hard and less able to bend

How Ready

to prepare

∞ 1.3

to warm up

95 2.2

to unlimber

8.8

stretch

46 1.3

to loosen

88 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology