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Meaning and definition for "imp" word

[noun] (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
[noun] one who is playfully mischievous

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\Imp\, n. [OE. imp a graft, AS. impa; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ymp, prob. fr. LL. impotus, Gr. ? engrafted, innate, fr. ? to implant; ? in + ? to produce; akin to E. be. See 1st {In-}, {Be}.] 1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. [Obs.] The tender imp was weaned. --Fairfax. 3. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker. To mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps. --Beattie. 4. Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
\Imp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imping}.] [AS. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG. impf[=o]n, impit[=o]n, G. impfen. See {Imp}, n.] 1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. 2. (Falconry) To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a broken feather. Hence, Fig.: To repair; to extend; to increase; to strengthen to equip. [Archaic] Imp out our drooping country's broken wing. --Shak. Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes. --Fuller. Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing. --Holmes. Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage With all the scorpions that should whip this age. --Cleveland.

Synonyms for imp

brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, monkey, pixie, pixy, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp

Related terms: bad boy, bad peri, Befind, booger, bugger, Corrigan, erlking, hooligan, JD, leg, little monkey, monkey, peri, pinion, practical joker, punk, pwca, scamp, spoiled brat, spray, troll, wing

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Let's analyse "imp" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: PMI. Average typing speed for these characters is 795 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .. -- .--.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: imp: 9 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: imp: 9 + 4 + 7 = 20, reduced: 2, and the final result is Two.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder

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