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Imp Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Imp? [n] (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [n] one who is playfully mischievous Synonyms \| Synonyms for Imp: brownie \| elf \| gremlin \| hob \| monkey \| pixie \| pixy \| rapscallion \| rascal \| scalawag \| scallywag \| scamp Related Terms \| Find terms related to Imp: appendage \| Ariel \| arm \| bad boy \| bad fairy \| bad peri \| banshee \| Befind \| booger \| bough \| branch \| brat \| brownie \| buffoon \| bugger \| cluricaune \| Corrigan \| cutup \| devil \| deviling \| devilkin \| diablotin \| Dingbelle \| dwarf \| elf \| enfant terrible \| erlking \| fairy \| fairy queen \| fay \| Fifinella \| Finnbeara \| funmaker \| gamin \| gnome \| goblin \| gremlin \| hand \| Hob \| Hobgoblin \| holy terror \| hood \| hoodlum \| hooligan \| JD \| joint \| joker \| jokester \| juvenile delinquent \| knave \| kobold \| leg \| leprechaun \| limb \| link \| little devil \| little monkey \| little rascal \| lobe \| lobule \| Mab \| member \| minx \| mischief \| mischief-maker \| monkey \| Oberon \| offshoot \| organ \| ouphe \| peri \| pinion \| pixie \| poltergeist \| pooka \| practical joker \| prankster \| puca \| Puck \| punk \| punk kid \| pwca \| ramification \| rapscallion \| rascal \| rogue \| rowdy \| ruffian \| runner \| scamp \| scapegrace \| scion \| spoiled brat \| spray \| sprig \| sprite \| spur \| switch \| sylph \| sylphid \| tail \| tendril \| Titania \| tokoloshe \| troll \| twig \| urchin \| wag \| whippersnapper \| wing \| young devil See Also \| brat \| child \| faerie \| faery \| fairy \| fry \| holy terror \| kid \| leprechaun \| little terror \| minor \| nestling \| nipper \| shaver \| small fry \| sprite \| terror \| tiddler \| tike \| tyke \| youngster Imp In Webster's Dictionary \Imp\, n. [OE. imp a graft, AS. impa; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ymp, prob. fr. LL. impotus, Gr. ? engrafted, innate, fr. ? to implant; ? in + ? to produce; akin to E. be. See 1st {In-}, {Be}.] 1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. [Obs.] The tender imp was weaned. --Fairfax. 3. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker. To mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps. --Beattie. 4. Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] \Imp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imping}.] [AS. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG. impf[=o]n, impit[=o]n, G. impfen. See {Imp}, n.] 1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. 2. (Falconry) To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a broken feather. Hence, Fig.: To repair; to extend; to increase; to strengthen to equip. [Archaic] Imp out our drooping country's broken wing. --Shak. Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes. --Fuller. Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing. --Holmes. Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage With all the scorpions that should whip this age. --Cleveland.

Imp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Imp?

[n] (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
[n] one who is playfully mischievous

Imp In Webster's Dictionary

\Imp\, n. [OE. imp a graft, AS. impa; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw.
ymp, prob. fr. LL. impotus, Gr. ? engrafted, innate, fr. ? to
implant; ? in + ? to produce; akin to E. be. See 1st {In-},
{Be}.]
1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.

2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. [Obs.]

         The tender imp was weaned.            --Fairfax.

3. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a
   puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.

         To mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps.
                                               --Beattie.

4. Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen
   it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a
   feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of
   twisted hair in a fishing line. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]


\Imp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Imping}.] [AS. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Dan.
ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG. impf[=o]n, impit[=o]n, G. impfen. See
{Imp}, n.]
1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.

2. (Falconry) To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to
   splice a broken feather. Hence, Fig.: To repair; to
   extend; to increase; to strengthen to equip. [Archaic]

         Imp out our drooping country's broken wing. --Shak.

         Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes.
                                               --Fuller.

         Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing.
                                               --Holmes.

         Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage With all the
         scorpions that should whip this age.  --Cleveland.

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