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imp

The correct spelling is imp.

How to pronounce imp

/ɪmp/
noun

IPA: /ɪmp/

Say it like: Imp

The correct spelling is imp. A small, mischievous sprite, or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A small, mischievous sprite, or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful.
  2. 2.A mischievous child.
  3. 3.A baby Tasmanian devil.
  4. 4.A young shoot of a plant, tree etc.
  5. 5.A scion, offspring; a child.

verb

  1. 1.To plant or engraft.
  2. 2.To graft, implant; to set or fix.
  3. 3.To engraft (feathers) into a bird's wing.
  4. 4.To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.

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