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1. (n.) imp
a small devil or demon.
2. imp
a mischievous child.
3. imp
Obs. a scion or offshoot of a plant or tree.
4. (v.t.) imp
to repair or graft (a falcon's wing, tail, or feather) so as to improve powers of flight.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME impe, OE impa, impe shoot, graft < LL impotus, imputus grafted shoot < Gk émphytos planted)
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1. (noun) elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
2. (noun) imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag
one who is playfully mischievous
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Imp
a shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft
2. (noun) Imp
an offspring; progeny; child; scion
3. (noun) Imp
a young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker
4. (noun) Imp
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
5. (noun) Imp
to graft; to insert as a scion
6. (noun) Imp
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
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Sense: a small devil or wicked spirit.
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 Afrikaans: kwelgees |
 Arabic: عِفْريت |
 Bulgarian: дяволче |
 Brazilian: diabrete |
 Czech: čertík, skřítek |
 German: das Teufelchen |
 Danish: lille djævel; trold |
 Greek: διαβολάκι |
 Spanish: diablillo |
 Estonian: kuradike |
 Farsi: بچه جن؛ شیطانک |
 Finnish: pikkupiru |
 French: diablotin |
 Hebrew: שֵׁדוֹן |
 Hindi: छोटा प्रेत या पिशाच |
 Croatian: vražićak |
 Hungarian: kisördög |
 Indonesian: setan kecil |
 Icelandic: púki |
 Italian: diavoletto |
 Japanese: 小悪魔 |
 Korean: 꼬마도깨비 |
 Lithuanian: velniūkštis |
 Latvian: velnēns |
 Malay: anak syaitan |
 Dutch: duiveltje |
 Norwegian: smådjevel, djevelunge |
 Polish: chochlik |
 Persian: بچه جن؛ شیطانک |
 Pashto: كوچنى شيطان، ښيلى كوچنى، |
 Portuguese: diabrete |
 Romanian: drăcuşor |
 Russian: чертёнок |
 Slovak: škriatok |
 Slovenian: vražič |
 Serbian: vragolan |
 Swedish: smådjävul |
 Thai: ภูตน้อย; ปีศาจน้อย; เทพธิ |
 Turkish: küçük şeytan |
 Taiwanese: 小魔鬼 |
 Ukrainian: чортеня, бісеня |
 Urdu: بھتنا |
 Vietnamese: tiểu yêu |
 Chinese: 小魔鬼 |
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