limbered (up) (Meaning)

limbered (up)

to prepare for physical activity by doing exercises so that one's body can move and bend more easily

Before the race, the runners stretched and limbered up to prepare their muscles.
The gymnast limbered up with a series of stretches and exercises.
After sitting for too long, I felt stiff and needed to limber up.
The yoga instructor guided the class through a limbering routine.
The baseball player limbered up his arm with a few warm-up tosses.
The dancer limbered up her legs with high kicks and splits.
The pianist limbered up her fingers with scales and arpeggios.
The martial artist limbered up with a series of katas.
The hiker limbered up his legs before embarking on the steep mountain trail.
The team of acrobats limbered up together to prepare for their intricate performance.

to prepare for physical activity by doing exercises so that one's body can move and bend more easily

broke in,propped (up), enforced, reinforced, buttressed, supported, bolstered, reenforced, immunized, boosted

exhausted, weakened,softened, emasculated, enfeebled, incapacitated,crippled, sapped, sensitized, enervated

Before the race, the runners stretched and limbered up to prepare their muscles.

The gymnast limbered up with a series of stretches and exercises.

After sitting for too long, I felt stiff and needed to limber up.

The yoga instructor guided the class through a limbering routine.