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| imp [ imp ] |
noun (plural imps) |
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1. naughty imaginary being: a small, mischievous, imaginary being
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2. mischievous child: a high-spirited or mischievous child
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3. demon: a small demon or devil
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transitive verb (past and past participle imped, present participle imp·ing, 3rd person present singular imps) |
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repair hawk's feathers: in falconry, to repair the broken wing of a hawk or falcon by grafting on new feathers
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| [ Old English impa "young shoot, scion," impian "to graft" < Greek emphuein "implant" < phuein "grow"] |
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