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imp

/ɪmp/

noun

Meaning

  • A small, mischievous sprite, or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful.

  • A mischievous child.

  • A baby Tasmanian devil.

  • A young shoot of a plant, tree etc.

  • A scion, offspring; a child.

  • Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, such as an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.

Synonyms

brat,
little dickens,
urchin

verb

Meaning

  • To plant or engraft.

  • To graft, implant; to set or fix.

  • To engraft (feathers) into a bird's wing.

  • To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.