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See also: limé, līme, łime, and limë

English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English lyme, lym, lime, from Old English līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”).

Cognate with Saterland Frisian Liem (“glue”), Dutch lijm, German Leim (“glue”), Danish lim (from Old Norse lím), Latin limus (“mud”).

Noun

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lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)

  2. (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
    • 1952, L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 149:
      Lime, which is the product of the burning of chalk or limestone, might be bought ready burnt, or it could be burnt in kilns specially constructed in the neighbourhood of the building operations.
  3. (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance that traps or captures; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
  4. (theater) A limelight; any spotlight.
    • 1980, Peter Evans, Peter Sellers: The Mask Behind the Mask, page 30:
      Sellers moved on until he was actually trusted to operate the limes, the spotlights that can make or destroy an artist's act.
    • 2018, Robert Charles Hines, Twists and Turns: 13 Tales of the Uneasy, page 121:
      Then out of the blue, a spotlight much like the “limes” in a theatre, lit up what seemed like a Punch and Judy tent […] He struggled even more, when from out of the shadows and into the bright light of the limes, stepped Uncle Jolly.
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terms derived from lime (alkali substance)
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lime (third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed)

  1. (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
  2. (transitive) To smear with birdlime.
    1. (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
  3. (transitive) To apply limewash.
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Etymology 2

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    Avenue of limes (Tilia) in Prague.

    Lime (17th c.) and line (16th c.) are alterations of obsolete lind, from Middle English lynde, from Old English lind, from Proto-Germanic *lindijō. The phonetic development is unusual, but it has been suggested that it began in compounds (loss of -d- perhaps before tree, the change to -m- before labials as in bark or wood). Doublet of linden, which see.

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    lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)

    1. A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
      • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 158:
        The linden or lime tree is the favourite haunt of the Elves and cognate beings; and it is not safe to be near it after sunset.
      • 1871, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter III, in Middlemarch […], volume I, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book I, page 38:
        But there was nothing of an ascetic's expression in her bright full eyes, as she looked before her, not consciously seeing, but absorbing into the intensity of her mood, the solemn glory of the afternoon with its long swathes of light between the far-off rows of limes, whose shadows touched each other.
    2. The wood of this tree.
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    • This tree (the linden) is unrelated to the citrus tree called lime (see Etymology 3 below). Both are trees with fragrant flowers, but the linden is more temperate, while the citrus is more tropical and subtropical. Outside Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, the citrus sense is much more common.
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    Etymology 3

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    A lime.

    From French lime, from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Persian لیمو (limu). Doublet of lemon.

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    lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)

    2. Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
    3. Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
    5. (uncountable) Any of several brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colours associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
      Synonym: lime green (broadly synonymous, precisely hyponymous)
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      1. A particular one of those colours that has been standardized under this name, at least in some organizations' standards.
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    6. (fandom slang) A fan fiction story which contains sexual references, but stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity (coined by analogy with lemon).
      • 1998 June 8, Gary Kleppe, “[Ranma][Fanfic] Tangled Web”, in rec.arts.anime.creative‎[1] (Usenet):
        WARNING: This is a lime. While it does not show explicit sex, as a lemon would, references to sexual situations abound.
      • 1998 December 29, jiml...@earthlink.net, “[EVA][FanFic][Lemon] Garden of EVA 0:6x - Wet Dreams Bite!”, in rec.arts.anime.creative‎[2] (Usenet):
        Even with all the sex in Garden of EVA, I still think the main stories are better for just being the lemon-scented limes that they are.
      • 2001 November 27, Schemer, “[Ranma/SF][FanFic] A Learning Experience - Chapter 01”, in rec.arts.anime.creative‎[3] (Usenet):
        I have no intention of writing any lemon scenes, limes are possibilities but unlikely and if they occur they will be few in number.
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    • The citrus is unrelated to the linden tree, which often goes by the same name (see Etymology 2 above). Both are trees with fragrant flowers, but the linden is more temperate, while the citrus is more tropical and subtropical. Outside Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, the citrus sense is much more common.
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    terms derived from lime ("Citrus")
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    terms of interest for lime (noun) fruit and color
    Colo(u)rs in English (layout · text)
                 red          orange              yellow              green              blue (incl.      indigo;
                 cyan, teal, turquoise)     		             purple / violet
             pink (including
             magenta)     		         brown      white              gray/grey      black

    Adjective

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    lime (not comparable)

    1. Containing lime or lime juice.
    2. Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
    3. Lime-green.
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    Etymology 4

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    Either a back-formation of limer or from the derogatory term limey, a term first given to British soldiers but also used by Trinidadians for American soldiers who used to hang out idle in Port of Spain during World War 2.

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    lime (third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed)

    1. (Caribbean, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, informal) To hang out or socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.

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    lime (plural limes)

    1. (Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago) A casual gathering to socialize.

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    Noun

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    lime (plural limes)

    1. Alternative form of lyam (“a leash”).
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    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

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    lime

    1. five

    Danish

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    Etymology 1

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    From English lime.

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    lime c (singular definite limen, plural indefinite lime or limes)

    1. lime (fruit)
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    Declension of lime
    common
    gender     		singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative lime limen lime
    limes     		limene
    genitive limes limens limes
    limes'     		limenes

    Etymology 2

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    From the noun lim (“glue”).

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    lime (imperative lim, infinitive at lime, present tense limer, past tense limede, perfect tense har limet)

    1. to glue

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    lime

    1. five

    Finnish

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    Etymology

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    From English lime.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈlime/, [ˈlime̞]
    • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯m/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯m]
    • Rhymes: -ime
    • Syllabification(key): li‧me
    • Hyphenation(key): li‧me

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    lime

    1. (proscribed) lime (citrus tree and its fruit)
      Synonym: limetti
    2. lime or lemon juice as part of a cocktail

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    Inflection of lime (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
    nominative lime limet
    genitive limen limejen
    partitive limeä limejä
    illative limeen limeihin
    singular plural
    nominative lime limet
    accusative nom. lime limet
    gen. limen
    genitive limen limejen
    limein rare
    partitive limeä limejä
    inessive limessä limeissä
    elative limestä limeistä
    illative limeen limeihin
    adessive limellä limeillä
    ablative limeltä limeiltä
    allative limelle limeille
    essive limenä limeinä
    translative limeksi limeiksi
    abessive limettä limeittä
    instructive — limein
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of lime (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative limeni limeni
    accusative nom. limeni limeni
    gen. limeni
    genitive limeni limejeni
    limeini rare
    partitive limeäni limejäni
    inessive limessäni limeissäni
    elative limestäni limeistäni
    illative limeeni limeihini
    adessive limelläni limeilläni
    ablative limeltäni limeiltäni
    allative limelleni limeilleni
    essive limenäni limeinäni
    translative limekseni limeikseni
    abessive limettäni limeittäni
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    comitative — limeineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative limesi limesi
    accusative nom. limesi limesi
    gen. limesi
    genitive limesi limejesi
    limeisi rare
    partitive limeäsi limejäsi
    inessive limessäsi limeissäsi
    elative limestäsi limeistäsi
    illative limeesi limeihisi
    adessive limelläsi limeilläsi
    ablative limeltäsi limeiltäsi
    allative limellesi limeillesi
    essive limenäsi limeinäsi
    translative limeksesi limeiksesi
    abessive limettäsi limeittäsi
    instructive — —
    comitative — limeinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative limemme limemme
    accusative nom. limemme limemme
    gen. limemme
    genitive limemme limejemme
    limeimme rare
    partitive limeämme limejämme
    inessive limessämme limeissämme
    elative limestämme limeistämme
    illative limeemme limeihimme
    adessive limellämme limeillämme
    ablative limeltämme limeiltämme
    allative limellemme limeillemme
    essive limenämme limeinämme
    translative limeksemme limeiksemme
    abessive limettämme limeittämme
    instructive — —
    comitative — limeinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative limenne limenne
    accusative nom. limenne limenne
    gen. limenne
    genitive limenne limejenne
    limeinne rare
    partitive limeänne limejänne
    inessive limessänne limeissänne
    elative limestänne limeistänne
    illative limeenne limeihinne
    adessive limellänne limeillänne
    ablative limeltänne limeiltänne
    allative limellenne limeillenne
    essive limenänne limeinänne
    translative limeksenne limeiksenne
    abessive limettänne limeittänne
    instructive — —
    comitative — limeinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative limensä limensä
    accusative nom. limensä limensä
    gen. limensä
    genitive limensä limejensä
    limeinsä rare
    partitive limeään
    limeänsä     		limejään
    limejänsä
    inessive limessään
    limessänsä     		limeissään
    limeissänsä
    elative limestään
    limestänsä     		limeistään
    limeistänsä
    illative limeensä limeihinsä
    adessive limellään
    limellänsä     		limeillään
    limeillänsä
    ablative limeltään
    limeltänsä     		limeiltään
    limeiltänsä
    allative limelleen
    limellensä     		limeilleen
    limeillensä
    essive limenään
    limenänsä     		limeinään
    limeinänsä
    translative limekseen
    limeksensä     		limeikseen
    limeiksensä
    abessive limettään
    limettänsä     		limeittään
    limeittänsä
    instructive — —
    comitative — limeineen
    limeinensä

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    French

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    From Latin līma.

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    lime f (plural limes)

    1. file (tool)
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    Borrowed from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة (līma).

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    lime f (plural limes)

    1. (Belgium, Canada) lime (fruit, tree)
      Synonym: limette

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    lime

    1. inflection of limar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

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    lime f pl

    1. plural of lima

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    Borrowed from English lime.

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    lime m (usually invariable, plural (rare) limi)

    1. lime (citrus tree)

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    Etymology

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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    • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪm/
    • Hyphenation: lime

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    lime (plural lime dem, quantified lime)

    1. lime (small green citrus fruit)
      It sour like lime. ― It's as sour as a lime.
      When the virus get drastic, mi a guh draw fi mi garlic and lime.
      When the virus gets worse, I'm going to start taking garlic and lime.
    2. hangout, get-together (social gathering)

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    lime

    1. hang out
    2. dawdle, idle

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    Latin

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    līme

    1. vocative singular of līmus

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    lime

    1. alternative form of lym (“quicklime”)

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    lime

    1. alternative form of lyme (“limb”)

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    From Persian لیمو (limu), via Arabic لِيمَة (līma), Spanish lima, and English lime.

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    lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limer, definite plural limene)

    1. a lime (citrus fruit)

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    From Old Norse líma.

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    lime (imperative lim, present tense limer, passive limes, simple past lima or limet or limte, past participle lima or limet or limt, present participle limende)

    1. to glue or paste (something)
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    From Old Norse líma.

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    lime (present tense limer, past tense limde/limte, past participle limt, passive infinitive limast, present participle limande, imperative lim)

    1. (transitive) to glue
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    ein oppskoren lime

    Borrowed from English lime. From Persian لیمو (limu), via Arabic لِيمَة (līma).

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    lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limar, definite plural limane)

    1. (citrus fruit) a lime
    2. (usually uncountable) lime juice
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    ein sopelime

    From Old Norse lími.

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    lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limar, definite plural limane)

    1. a besom, broom
      Synonyms: kvast, sovl
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    lime

    1. dative singular of lim

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    līme

    1. dative singular of līm

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    lime

    1. inflection of limar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

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    • IPA(key): /ˈlime/ [ˈli.me]
    • Rhymes: -ime
    • Syllabification: li‧me

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    lime

    1. inflection of limar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

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    en lime
    en limeklyfta [a lime wedge]

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    Borrowed from English lime.

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    lime c

    1. a lime (fruit)
      Synonym: limefrukt
      Pressa i saften från en lime
      Squeeze in the juice of [from] a lime
    2. lime juice
      Synonym: limejuice

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    Declension of lime
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite lime limes
    definite limen limens
    plural indefinite limer limers
    definite limerna limernas

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    lime

    1. five
    1. ^ lime in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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