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imp: [verb] to graft or repair (a wing, tail, or feather) with a feather to improve a falcon's flying capacity.
Imp. definition: a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.. See examples of IMP. used in a sentence.
IMP definition: 1. a small evil spirit 2. a child that behaves badly, but in a way that is funny rather than…. Learn more.
IMP meaning: 1. a small evil spirit 2. a child that behaves badly, but in a way that is funny rather than…. Learn more.
4 days ago · 10 meanings: 1. a small demon or devil; mischievous sprite 2. a mischievous child 3. falconry to insert (new feathers) into the.... Click for more definitions.
An imp is a trouble maker — not a thug or a criminal, but a mischievous sort who might make prank phone calls or harass a substitute teacher.
Word Origin Old English impa, impe ‘young shoot, scion’, impian ‘to graft’, based on Greek emphuein ‘to implant’. In late Middle English, the noun denoted a descendant, especially of a noble family, and later a child of the devil or a person regarded as such; hence a “little devil” or mischievous child (early 17th cent.).
