lib
To geld; castrate; emasculateTo geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).
» She played a part in the women's lib movement.
Sie spielte eine aktive Rolle in der Frauenemanzipation.
Она сыграла роль в движении в защиту прав женщин.
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).
Examples
7 sentencesShe played a part in the women's lib movement.
ruОна сыграла роль в движении в защиту прав женщин. — sharptoothed
deSie spielte eine aktive Rolle in der Frauenemanzipation. — xtofu80
She took an active part in the women's lib movement.
Will you ad-lib?
What do you think of my ad libbing?
He forgot part of his speech and had to ad-lib for a while.
deEr vergaß einen Teil seiner Rede und musste eine Weile improvisieren. — virgil
Origin
From Middle English *libben (suggested by libbyng (“gelding”), lybbere (“gelder”)), relateFrom Middle English *libben (suggested by libbyng (“gelding”), lybbere (“gelder”)), related to Dutch lubben (“to castrate, emasculate”), Dutch libbe (“a steer”), lubbert (“a eunuch”). Further relation uncertain. Possibly related to Old English *lybban (“to doctor”), from Proto-West Germanic *lubbjan; or perhaps related to Old English lappa, læppa (“lappet, piece, section, lobe, portion, district”). More at lop.
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Forms
libs, libbing, libbed, libbedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle