Used in a Sentence

imps

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for imps.

Editorial note

Which ObjC doesn't entirely do; SELs and IMPs are primitive types rather than objects, which is annoying.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(by extension) (often humorous) A mischievous child.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of imps gathered in one view.

noun

(by extension) (often humorous) A mischievous child.

noun

(by extension) (British, colloquial) A supporter (or less commonly, a player) of the Lincoln City Football Club.

noun

(by extension) A baby Tasmanian devil.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for imps.

noun

(by extension) (often humorous) A mischievous child.

noun

(by extension) (British, colloquial) A supporter (or less commonly, a player) of the Lincoln City Football Club.

noun

(by extension) A baby Tasmanian devil.

noun

(video games, slang) Synonym of god (“person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon”).

Example sentences

1

Which ObjC doesn't entirely do; SELs and IMPs are primitive types rather than objects, which is annoying.

2

You declare what you want to have happen and then the imps run off and do it.

3

We believed that sprites, imps, demons, and djinns were hovering in the air about us.

4

To break even you need about 70k ad imps (~ 25k page views) per month.

5

DFP Small Business may be best - it's free up to XX million imps and you can manage AdSense through it as well.

6

Monsters: - afrits (fire imps) have short-ranged flamethrower with interesting projectile physics.

7

You should be getting at least $3-4 per 1k imps.

8

Also bear in mind that a lot of publisher networks (that pay relatively well) do have a minimum imps per month requirement - most start about 500k.

9

IMPs are quite tasty, and a welcome meal.

10

My favorite map I made has a room surrounded by a lava moat and when you got to the middle of the room, triggers would simultaneously close the doors in and out, and then open several elevated panels that hid a bunch of imps.

11

On further consideration, I think it only does this with imps and the various zombies, which are the only monsters that you're likely to mow down at a rate of several per second--it might have been specifically intended to stop zombie fragfests from sounding like an echo chamber.

Quote examples

1

That would explain why snooping for imps "near bank branches" would make sense.

2

The Stihl 260 is often used with a 15" bar, so it is well suited for skirmishes with imps or zombies in confined quarters.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use imps in a sentence?

Which ObjC doesn't entirely do; SELs and IMPs are primitive types rather than objects, which is annoying.

What does imps mean?

(by extension) (often humorous) A mischievous child.

What part of speech is imps?

imps is commonly used as noun.