English

Noun

lime ‎(countable and uncountable, plural limes)

1. (chemistry) A general term for inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide; quicklime.
   • 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.

2. (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
   • 1610, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, act 4 scene 1

     Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Wordsworth

     Like the lime that foolish birds are caught with.

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Verb

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.
      • 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 1

        URSULA. She's lim'd, I warrant you: we have caught her, madam.

        HERO. If it prove so, then loving goes by haps:

        Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

3. (transitive) To apply limewash

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Etymology 2

Avenue of limes (Tilia) in Prague.

An alteration of line, a variant form of lind.

Noun

lime ‎(plural limes)

1. A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree, or its wood.
   • 1871–72, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Chapter 3

     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.

Related terms

• linden

Usage notes

• Both this and the citrus are trees with fragrant flowers, but this is more temperate and the citrus is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, the citrus sense is much more common

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Etymology 3

Avocados and limes.

From French lime, from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة ‎(līma), from Persian līmū.

Noun

lime ‎(plural limes)

1. Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
2. Any of the trees that bear limes, especially key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
3. A light, somewhat yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.

   lime colour:

   web lime colour:

Usage notes

Both this and the linden are trees with fragrant flowers, but the linden is more temperate and this is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, this sense is much more common.

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Adjective

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

Back-formation from limer.

Verb

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

1. (West Indies) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.

Etymology 5

From lime (the fruit) as comparable to lemon (a more explicit rating in anime).

Noun

lime ‎(plural limes)

1. (anime) A fan fiction story that stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity, with the intimacy left to the reader's imagination.

Anagrams

• Emil, mile

Danish

Noun

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

1. lime (fruit)

Inflection

Verb

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

1. to glue

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlime/
• Hyphenation: li‧me

Noun

lime

1. lime (citrus tree and its fruit)

Declension

Usage notes

This word is now more common than limetti but still regarded as less correct by, for example, the Kielitoimiston sanakirja. Some inflected forms are indeed quite awkward to use.

Synonyms

• limetti

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lim/

Etymology 1

From Latin līma.

Noun

lime f ‎(plural limes)

1. file (tool)

Derived terms

• lime à ongles
• limer

Etymology 2

From Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة ‎(līma).

Noun

lime f ‎(plural limes)

1. lime (fruit, tree)

Synonyms

• (fruit): limette

Anagrams

• miel
• mile

Galician

Verb

lime

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of limar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of limar

Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

lime f pl

1. plural of lima

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English.

Noun

lime m ‎(invariable)

1. lime (citrus tree)

Anagrams

• elmi, meli

Latin

Noun

līme

1. vocative singular of līmus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Persian, via Arabic, Spanish lima, and English lime

Noun

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

1. a lime (citrus fruit)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse líma

Verb

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)

Related terms

• lim (noun)

References

• “lime” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Persian, via Arabic, Spanish, and English lime

Noun

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

1. a lime (citrus fruit)

Synonyms

• limett

References

• “lime” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Verb

lime

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of limar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of limar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of limar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of limar

Spanish

Verb

lime

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of limar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of limar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of limar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of limar.