Associations to the word «Supple»

Wiktionary

SUPPLE, adjective. Pliant, flexible, easy to bend
SUPPLE, adjective. Lithe and agile when moving and bending
SUPPLE, adjective. Compliant; yielding to the will of others
SUPPLE, verb. To make or become supple.
SUPPLE, verb. To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.

Dictionary definition

SUPPLE, verb. Make pliant and flexible; "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use".
SUPPLE, adjective. Moving and bending with ease.
SUPPLE, adjective. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination".
SUPPLE, adjective. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely.

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