Complete Definition of "imp"

see|imp.

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪmp|-ɪmp

Noun
en-noun

  1. a supernatural creature, similar to a demon but smaller and less powerful.
  2. a mischievous child.

Related terms
impish

Translations

Dutch: duvel m
Finnish: pikku paholainen
French: diablotin m, lutin m
German: Teufelchen n, Kobold m, Schlingel m
Greek: διαβολάκι (diavoláki) n
Korean: 꼬� �깨� (kkoma doggaebi)
mid
Polish: djabe�ek m
Portuguese: diabrete m
Russian: бе��нок (besjónok) m, бе��нок|бе�ен��а (besenjáta) p
Spanish: diablillo m, bribonzuelo m

Verb
en-verb

#obsolete To plant or engraft, especially (in falconry) to graft feathers into a wing
#: "For, if I imp my wing on Thine",--Herbert (1633)

  1. To eke out, strengthen

Abbreviation
imp.

#Grammar imperfect tense
#Grammar impersonal verb
#Grammar imperative mood
#imperial
#import

fa:imp
io:imp
it:imp
fi:imp
ta:imp
te:imp
vi:imp

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