unlimber

== English == === Etymology === From un- +‎ limber. === Verb === unlimber (third-person singular simple present unlimbers, present participle unlimbering, simple past and past participle unlimbered) (transitive) (obsolete) To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing. (by extension) To clumsily put into employ (a large weapon or object). To unsling (something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap); to bring (something carried) into the hands for use. (figurative) To stretch (limbs, muscles, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time). ==== Antonyms ==== limber ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === unlimber (comparative more unlimber, superlative most unlimber) Not limber; lacking flexibility.