# unlimber

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing.
2. To clumsily put into employ (a large weapon or object).
3. To unsling (something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap); to bring (something carried) into the hands for use.
4. To stretch (limbs, muscles, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time).

## Etymology
From un- + limber.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unlimber