imp |imp| | mp| | mp|
noun
a mischievous child : a cheeky young imp.
a small, mischievous devil or sprite.
verb [ trans. ]
repair a damaged feather in (the wing or tail of a trained hawk) by attaching part of a new feather.
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, esp. 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.).
imp
noun
1 our neighborhood imps are, for the most part, harmless rascal , monkey, devil, troublemaker, urchin; informal scamp, brat, monster, horror, terror, tyke, whippersnapper, hellion, varmint, rapscallion; archaic scapegrace.
2 this trickster of Indian myth is an inscrutable imp possessed of satanic charisma hobgoblin , goblin, elf, sprite, pixie, brownie, fairy, puck; demon, little devil; archaic bugbear.
IMP |imp| | mp|
abbreviation Bridge
International Match Point.
imp.
abbreviation
imperative.
imperfect.
imperial.
impersonal.
implement.
import or imported or importer.
important.
imprimatur.
in the first place. [ORIGIN: from Latin impr m is.]
imprint.
improper.
improved or improvement.