[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

imp \imp\ i^mp, n. oe. imp a graft, as. impa; akin to dan.
   ympe, sw. ymp, prob. fr. ll. impotus, gr. ? engrafted,
   innate, fr. ? to implant; ? in + ? to produce; akin to e. be.
   see 1st in-, be.
   1. a shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. obs.
      --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. an offspring; progeny; child; scion. obs.
      1913 webster

            the tender imp was weaned.            --fairfax.
      1913 webster

   3. a young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a
      puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.
      1913 webster

            to mingle in the clamorous fray
            of squabbling imps.                   --beattie.
      1913 webster

   4. 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. obs. or prov. eng.
      1913 webster
see also:
in- be 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

imp \imp\, v. t. imp.  p. p. imped; p. pr.  vb. n.
   imping. as. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to dan.
   ympe, sw. ympa, ohg. impf=on, impit=on, g. impfen. see
   imp, n.
   1. to graft; to insert as a scion. obs. --rom. of r.
      1913 webster

   2. falconry 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. archaic
      1913 webster

            imp out our drooping country's broken wing. --shak.
      1913 webster

            who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes.
                                                  --fuller.
      1913 webster

            here no frail muse shall imp her crippled wing.
                                                  --holmes.
      1913 webster

            help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage
            with all the scorpions that should whip this age.
                                                  --cleveland.
      1913 webster
see also:
imped imping imp 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

imp
     n 1: folklore fairies that are somewhat mischievous syn: elf,
           hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie
     2: one who is playfully mischievous syn: scamp, monkey, rascal,
         rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag
see also:
elf hob gremlin pixie pixy brownie 
scamp monkey rascal rapscallion scalawag 
scallywag 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

114 moby thesaurus words for "imp":
   ariel, befind, corrigan, dingbelle, fifinella, finnbeara, hob,
   hobgoblin, jd, mab, oberon, puck, titania, appendage, arm, bad boy,
   bad fairy, bad peri, banshee, booger, bough, branch, brat, brownie,
   buffoon, bugger, cluricaune, cutup, devil, deviling, devilkin,
   diablotin, dwarf, elf, enfant terrible, erlking, fairy,
   fairy queen, fay, funmaker, gamin, gnome, goblin, gremlin, hand,
   hob, hobgoblin, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, joint, joker,
   jokester, juvenile delinquent, knave, kobold, leg, leprechaun,
   limb, link, little devil, little monkey, little rascal, lobe,
   lobule, member, minx, mischief, mischief-maker, monkey, offshoot,
   organ, ouphe, peri, pinion, pixie, poltergeist, pooka,
   practical joker, prankster, puca, puck, punk, punk kid, pwca,
   ramification, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, rowdy, ruffian, runner,
   scamp, scapegrace, scion, spoiled brat, spray, sprig, sprite, spur,
   switch, sylph, sylphid, tail, tendril, tokoloshe, troll, twig,
   urchin, wag, whippersnapper, wing, young devil

[5] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

imp
     interface message processors arpanet, milnet
     
     

[6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

imp
     
        1.  improved mercury autocode.
     
        2.  an extensible dialect of algol 60, for cdc
        1604.
     
        "experience with an extensible language", edgar t. irons,
        cacm 131:31-39, jan 1970.
     
        3.  interpretive menu processor.
     
        4.  implementation language.
     
        5.  interface message processor.
     
        1996-04-07
     
     
see also:
improved mercury autocode algol 60 cdc 1604 interpretive menu processor implementation language interface message processor 

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