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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
IMP
1. IMProved Mercury autocode.
2. An extensible dialect of ALGOL 60, for CDC
1604.
["Experience with an Extensible Language", Edgar T. Irons,
CACM 13(1):31-39, Jan 1970].
3. Interpretive Menu Processor.
4. IMPlementation language.
5. Interface Message Processor.
(1996-04-07)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Imp \Imp\ ([i^]mp), 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.
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2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. [Obs.]
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The tender imp was weaned. --Fairfax.
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3. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a
puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.
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To mingle in the clamorous fray
Of squabbling imps. --Beattie.
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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.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Imp \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.
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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]
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Imp out our drooping country's broken wing. --Shak.
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Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes.
--Fuller.
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Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing.
--Holmes.
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Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage
With all the scorpions that should whip this age.
--Cleveland.
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From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]
IMP
Interface Message Processors (ARPANET, MILNET)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Imp \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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Imp \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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
imp
n 1: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: elf,
hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie]
2: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: scamp, monkey, rascal,
rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
imp
vb.
1 (lb en obsolete) To engraft or plant#Verb (a plant#Noun or
part#Noun of one, a sapling, etc.).
2 (lb en figuratively archaic) To graft#Verb or implant#Verb
(something other than a plant); to fix#Verb or set#Verb (something) in.
3 (lb en falconry veterinary medicine) To engraft (a feather#Noun) on
to a broken#Adjective feather in a bird#Noun's wing#Noun or tail#Noun to
repair#Verb it; to engraft (feathers) on to a bird, or a bird's wing or
tail.
4 (lb en by extension)
5 # (lb en figuratively from sense 3) To provide (someone or
something) with wings, hence enabling them or it to soar.
6 # To add#Verb to or unite a object#Noun with (something) to
lengthen the latter out or repair#Verb it; to eke out, enlarge,
strengthen.
n.
1 (lb en chiefly fiction and mythology) A small, mischievous sprite
or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon
but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child#Noun of
the devil#Noun or a demon ''(see sense 3.2)''. (from 16th c.)
2 (lb en by extension)
3 # (lb en often humorous) A mischievous child. (from 17th c.)
4 # A baby Tasmanian devil.
5 (lb en obsolete)
6 # A young shoot#Noun of a plant#Noun, a tree#Noun, etc.; a sapling;
also, a part#Noun of a plant use#Verb for grafting#Noun; a graft#Noun.
(9th–18th c.)
7 # An offspring or scion, especially of a noble#Adjective family;
(lb en generally) a (usually male#Adjective) child#Noun; a
(young#Adjective) man#Noun. (15th–19th c.)
8 # (lb en Britain dialectal) Something add#Verb to or united with
another to lengthen it out or repair#Verb it (such as an eke#Noun or
small stand#Noun on which a beehive is place#Verb, or a length of
twisted#Adjective hair#Noun in a fishing line).
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
imp.
Latin vb.
(lb la printing) (abbreviation of la impressit)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Imp.
n.
1 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en import)
2 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en importer)
3 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en importation)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
IMP
Translingual sym.
(ISO 4217 unoff=1 Isle of Man pound)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
imp
vb.
1 (lb en obsolete) To engraft or plant#Verb (a plant#Noun or
part#Noun of one, a sapling, etc.).
2 (lb en figuratively archaic) To graft#Verb or implant#Verb
(something other than a plant); to fix#Verb or set#Verb (something) in.
3 (lb en falconry veterinary medicine) To engraft (a feather#Noun) on
to a broken#Adjective feather in a bird#Noun's wing#Noun or tail#Noun to
repair#Verb it; to engraft (feathers) on to a bird, or a bird's wing or
tail.
4 (lb en by extension)
5 # (lb en figuratively from sense 3) To provide (someone or
something) with wings, hence enabling them or it to soar.
6 # To add#Verb to or unite a object#Noun with (something) to
lengthen the latter out or repair#Verb it; to eke out, enlarge,
strengthen.
n.
1 (lb en chiefly fiction and mythology) A small, mischievous sprite
or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon
but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child#Noun of
the devil#Noun or a demon ''(see sense 3.2)''. (from 16th c.)
2 (lb en by extension)
3 # (lb en often humorous) A mischievous child. (from 17th c.)
4 # A baby Tasmanian devil.
5 (lb en obsolete)
6 # A young shoot#Noun of a plant#Noun, a tree#Noun, etc.; a sapling;
also, a part#Noun of a plant use#Verb for grafting#Noun; a graft#Noun.
(9th–18th c.)
7 # An offspring or scion, especially of a noble#Adjective family;
(lb en generally) a (usually male#Adjective) child#Noun; a
(young#Adjective) man#Noun. (15th–19th c.)
8 # (lb en Britain dialectal) Something add#Verb to or united with
another to lengthen it out or repair#Verb it (such as an eke#Noun or
small stand#Noun on which a beehive is place#Verb, or a length of
twisted#Adjective hair#Noun in a fishing line).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
imp.
a.
1 (lb en grammar not comparable) (abbreviation of en imperative
nodot=1); also (m en imper. imper).
2 (lb en grammar not comparable) (abbreviation of en imperfect
nodot=1);<ref name="Web">''Webster’s Revised Unabridged
Dictionary'' (1913) uses (m en imp.) as an abbreviation for (m en
imperfect) in the conjugation sections of its entries.</ref> also
(m en imperf.), (m en impf.), (m en impft).
3 (lb en not comparable) (abbreviation of en imperial nodot=1);
compare (m en Imp. Imp).
4 (lb en grammar not comparable) (abbreviation of en impersonal
nodot=1); also (m en impers. impers).
5 (lb en comparable) (abbreviation of en important nodot=1); also (m
en impt).
6 (lb en not comparable) (abbreviation of en imported nodot=1); also
(m en imptd).
7 (lb en comparable) (abbreviation of en improved)
n.
1 (lb en uncountable) (abbreviation of en import)
2 (lb en countable plural: imps.) (abbreviation of en importer
nodot=1); also (m en imptr).
3 (lb en countable plural: imp.) (abbreviation of en impression)
4 (lb en countable plural: impp.) (abbreviation of en imprimatur)
5 (lb en countable plural: imp.) (abbreviation of en imprint)
6 (lb en countable plural: imps.) (abbreviation of en improvement)
vb.
(abbreviation of en implement)
a.
printed.
n.
printer.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Imp.
n.
1 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en import)
2 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en importer)
3 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en importation)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
IMP
n.
1 (lb en biochemistry) (initialism of en inosine monophosphate)
2 (lb en protein) (initialism of en integral membrane protein)
3 (lb en Canada military food) (initialism of en individual meal
package)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
imp
vb.
1 (lb en obsolete) To engraft or plant#Verb (a plant#Noun or
part#Noun of one, a sapling, etc.).
2 (lb en figuratively archaic) To graft#Verb or implant#Verb
(something other than a plant); to fix#Verb or set#Verb (something) in.
3 (lb en falconry veterinary medicine) To engraft (a feather#Noun) on
to a broken#Adjective feather in a bird#Noun's wing#Noun or tail#Noun to
repair#Verb it; to engraft (feathers) on to a bird, or a bird's wing or
tail.
4 (lb en by extension)
5 # (lb en figuratively from sense 3) To provide (someone or
something) with wings, hence enabling them or it to soar.
6 # To add#Verb to or unite a object#Noun with (something) to
lengthen the latter out or repair#Verb it; to eke out, enlarge,
strengthen.
n.
1 (lb en chiefly fiction and mythology) A small, mischievous sprite
or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon
but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child#Noun of
the devil#Noun or a demon ''(see sense 3.2)''. (from 16th c.)
2 (lb en by extension)
3 # (lb en often humorous) A mischievous child. (from 17th c.)
4 # A baby Tasmanian devil.
5 (lb en obsolete)
6 # A young shoot#Noun of a plant#Noun, a tree#Noun, etc.; a sapling;
also, a part#Noun of a plant use#Verb for grafting#Noun; a graft#Noun.
(9th–18th c.)
7 # An offspring or scion, especially of a noble#Adjective family;
(lb en generally) a (usually male#Adjective) child#Noun; a
(young#Adjective) man#Noun. (15th–19th c.)
8 # (lb en Britain dialectal) Something add#Verb to or united with
another to lengthen it out or repair#Verb it (such as an eke#Noun or
small stand#Noun on which a beehive is place#Verb, or a length of
twisted#Adjective hair#Noun in a fishing line).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
imp.
Latin vb.
(lb la printing) (abbreviation of la impressit)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Imp.
n.
1 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en import)
2 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en importer)
3 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en importation)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
IMP
Translingual sym.
(ISO 4217 unoff=1 Isle of Man pound)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
imp
vb.
1 (lb en obsolete) To engraft or plant#Verb (a plant#Noun or
part#Noun of one, a sapling, etc.).
2 (lb en figuratively archaic) To graft#Verb or implant#Verb
(something other than a plant); to fix#Verb or set#Verb (something) in.
3 (lb en falconry veterinary medicine) To engraft (a feather#Noun) on
to a broken#Adjective feather in a bird#Noun's wing#Noun or tail#Noun to
repair#Verb it; to engraft (feathers) on to a bird, or a bird's wing or
tail.
4 (lb en by extension)
5 # (lb en figuratively from sense 3) To provide (someone or
something) with wings, hence enabling them or it to soar.
6 # To add#Verb to or unite a object#Noun with (something) to
lengthen the latter out or repair#Verb it; to eke out, enlarge,
strengthen.
n.
1 (lb en chiefly fiction and mythology) A small, mischievous sprite
or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon
but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child#Noun of
the devil#Noun or a demon ''(see sense 3.2)''. (from 16th c.)
2 (lb en by extension)
3 # (lb en often humorous) A mischievous child. (from 17th c.)
4 # A baby Tasmanian devil.
5 (lb en obsolete)
6 # A young shoot#Noun of a plant#Noun, a tree#Noun, etc.; a sapling;
also, a part#Noun of a plant use#Verb for grafting#Noun; a graft#Noun.
(9th–18th c.)
7 # An offspring or scion, especially of a noble#Adjective family;
(lb en generally) a (usually male#Adjective) child#Noun; a
(young#Adjective) man#Noun. (15th–19th c.)
8 # (lb en Britain dialectal) Something add#Verb to or united with
another to lengthen it out or repair#Verb it (such as an eke#Noun or
small stand#Noun on which a beehive is place#Verb, or a length of
twisted#Adjective hair#Noun in a fishing line).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
imp.
Latin vb.
(lb la printing) (abbreviation of la impressit)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Imp.
n.
1 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en import)
2 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en importer)
3 (lb en legal) (abbreviation of en importation)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
IMP
Translingual sym.
(ISO 4217 unoff=1 Isle of Man pound)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
imp
Englanti n.
1 tonttu
2 pikku paholainen, pikku piru
3 ilkiö
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
imp
Engelska n.
puke, smådjävul
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Imp /ˈɪmp/ العفريتFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
imp //ɪmp//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. въшльо, немирник, палавник mischievous child 2. дя́волче small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature
imp /ˈɪmp/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]šotek
imp /ˈɪmp/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]čertík
imp /ˈɪmp/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]rarášek
imp /ˈɪmp/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]rarach
Individual Meal Pack /ˌɪndɪvˈɪdʒuːəl mˈiːl pˈak/ (IMP /ˈɪmp/) EinmannpackungFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][mil.] Note: EPa Synonyms: 24 Hour Operational Ration Pack, Meal Ready to Eat, Combat Ration Pack Note: Canada
imp /ˈɪmp/ GaunerFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Strolch , krummer Hund , Früchtchen , Haderlump [Bayr.] [Ös.] Synonym: varmint see: imps, varmints
imp /ˈɪmp/ KoboldFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ], Teufelchen
imp //ɪmp//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. kakara, riiviö mischievous child 2. maahinen, pikkupiru, piru small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature
imp /imp/ lutinFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
imp /ˈɪmp/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. छोटा प्रेत या पिशाच "Children are scared by the imp is the bungalow."
imp /ˈɪmp/ derište, vragolan, đavolak, đavolčićFrom English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
IMP /ˈɪmp/ IMPFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
imp /ˈɪmp/ 1. huncut kölyök 2. kis ördög 3. manóFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
imp //ɪmp//From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]1. 茶目 mischievous child 2. 悪魔, 邪鬼 small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature
imp /imp/ aardmannetje, kabouter, koboldFrom English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
imp //ɪmp//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]skjelm mischievous child
imp /ɪmp/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]chochlik
imp //ɪmp//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]smådjävul small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature
imp /ˈɪmp/ 1. küçük şeytan, küçük habis ruh 2. afacan çocuk, haşarı çocuk.From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
imp /ˈɪmp/ 1. bir kuşun uçuş gücünü artırmak için kanat veya kuyruğuna tüy eklemek 2. (mec.) kuvvetlendirmek.From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
imp /ˈɪmp/ 1. (kıs.) imperative, imperial, import, imperfect, imported.From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
imp /ˈɪmp/ 1. (kıs.) Imperator.From Croatian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:hrv-eng ]
IMP /ˈimp/ IMPFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈɪmp/
114 Moby Thesaurus words for "imp":
Ariel, Befind, Corrigan, Dingbelle, Fifinella, Finnbeara, Hob,
Hobgoblin, JD, Mab, Oberon, Puck, Titania, appendage, arm, bad boy,
bad fairy, bad peri, banshee, booger, bough, branch, brat, brownie,
buffoon, bugger, cluricaune, cutup, devil, deviling, devilkin,
diablotin, dwarf, elf, enfant terrible, erlking, fairy,
fairy queen, fay, funmaker, gamin, gnome, goblin, gremlin, hand,
hob, hobgoblin, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, joint, joker,
jokester, juvenile delinquent, knave, kobold, leg, leprechaun,
limb, link, little devil, little monkey, little rascal, lobe,
lobule, member, minx, mischief, mischief-maker, monkey, offshoot,
organ, ouphe, peri, pinion, pixie, poltergeist, pooka,
practical joker, prankster, puca, puck, punk, punk kid, pwca,
ramification, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, rowdy, ruffian, runner,
scamp, scapegrace, scion, spoiled brat, spray, sprig, sprite, spur,
switch, sylph, sylphid, tail, tendril, tokoloshe, troll, twig,
urchin, wag, whippersnapper, wing, young devil
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]n．小鬼，顽童From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
IMP
n. 顽童
vt. 加强,补充,装翅膀