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imped; imping; imps
1
: to graft or repair (a wing, tail, or feather) with a feather to improve a falcon's flying capacity
2
: to equip with wings
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imperative
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imperfect
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imperial
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import; imported
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Noun
scooped up the little imp and took him to bed
a story about a crumbling mansion infested with a brood of imps
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Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Tim Burton's film explores the border between life and the afterlife with some of the best in the biz, from Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin’s wholesome (and dead) homeowners to Winona Ryder's angsty teen to her ridiculous mother (Catherine O'Hara) to the imp with a limp (Michael Keaton).
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2017
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Noun
William got a kick out of the little imp, and Gary was in awe of William.
—Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Tim Burton's film explores the border between life and the afterlife with some of the best in the biz, from Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin’s wholesome (and dead) homeowners to Winona Ryder's angsty teen to her ridiculous mother (Catherine O'Hara) to the imp with a limp (Michael Keaton).
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Verb
Imping, her father had called this sort of frenzied picking.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2017
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“Imp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imp. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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