Thesaurus: imp

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1. n. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft.
2. n. An offspring; progeny; child; scion.
3. n. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.
4. n. 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.
5. n. To graft; to insert as a scion.
6. n. 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.
7. n. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
8. n. one who is playfully mischievous
9. n:100 n. one who is playfully mischievous