imp

ɪmp

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Definition of imp - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

child

mischievous child

The little imp hid my shoes again.

rascal

scamp

urchin

mythologysmall mischievous sprite or supernatural creature

The imp played tricks on the villagers.

demon

goblin

sprite

Verb

tr.

improvement

Dated

add something to repair or enhance

Dated

They imp the broken tool with new parts.

augment

enhance

repair

falconry

Rare

graft a feather onto a bird's wing

Rare

The falconer imps the hawk's wing carefully.

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imp. gal.

abbr.

unit for measuring liquid volume in the UK

The tank holds 50 imp. gal.

Origin of imp

Old English, impa (young shoot)

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hobgoblin

folklore creature

mischievous imp or sprite in folklore

Examples of imp in a sentence

The smiling imp slipped away before anyone noticed.
An imp was blamed for the missing keys.
The imp's laughter echoed through the haunted forest.
The imp was playful and curious.
Imps are known for their distinctive screeches.
The imp was groomed for leadership from a young age.

As an imp, he was expected to uphold family traditions.
They imp the old chair with new fabric.
He plans to imp the garden with fresh plants.
He needed to imp the eagle's feathers.
The injured falcon was restored by imping its wings.

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French:petit diable, améliorer, ...
German:Kobold, verbessern, ...
Italian:monello, migliorare, ...
Spanish:diablillo, reparar, ...
Portuguese:traquinas, reparar, ...
Chinese:小淘气, 修补, ...
Japanese:いたずらっ子, 補修する, ...
Arabic:شَقِيّ, رَمَّمَ, ...
Hebrew:שֵׁדוֹן, לְשַׁפֵּר, ...
Russian:озорник, улучшать, ...
Ukrainian:пустун, доповнювати, ...
Hindi:शैतान बच्चा, जोड़ना, ...
Bengali:দুষ্টু বাচ্চা, উন্নত করা, ...
Catalan:trapella, reparar, ...
Czech:rošťák, doplnit, ...
Danish:en lille gavtyv, forbedre, ...
Dutch:deugniet, verbeteren, ...
Greek:σκανταλιάρικο παιδί, βελτιώνω, ...
Hungarian:rosszcsont, megtoldani, ...
Khmer:ក្មេងរពិស, ជួសជុលបន្ថែម, ...
Korean:개구쟁이, 수리하다, ...
Persian:شیطانک, بهبود داد, ...
Polish:urwis, ulepszyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):pestinha, reparar, ...
Romanian:poznaș, a îmbunătăți, ...
Swedish:en liten rackare, förbättra, ...
Thai:เด็กซน, ซ่อมแซม, ...
Turkish:yaramaz, iyileştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:nhóc quỷ, sửa chữa, ...

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