Definition of imp | Bee Dictionary of English

In stories, it means simply an imp or goblin, or a poltergeist-like force that disturbs the spirit of a house.
The "Imp" (for impulse generator) is a massive steel casting with two flexible hoses for high-pressure hydraulic fluid sticking out of one end.
Sixty years ago a regime was imp osed by the excuse of the Holocaust.

Mud-rific fun
“It's mud camp! You're bound to get some on your pants.” And with that warning, the muddy, dirty fun began at the Pioneer Ridge Nature Center's toddler mud camp Tuesday morning. Naturalist Annette Wittrock shared her knowledge on the imp
June 11, 2013 - Ottumwa Courier
Pres. Obama: 'I don't want success to be limited to only one school'
As usual, President Barack Obama jogged onto the stage, but this time he did it at Mooresville Middle School. “It’s always a great day to be a red imp,” Obama said. The red imp is the school’s mascot and hearing those words from the president gave Nancy Cross goosebumps. “It’s awesome. (I) never thought anything like this would happen,” she said. But more people may soon know the name ...
June 6, 2013 - WSOC-TV Charlotte
Mooresville’s Big Moment
No matter your political bent, when the leader of the free world drops into your town – even a town nestled within a Republican bastion like Iredell -- you have to be impressed.
June 6, 2013 - The Mooresville Tribune

Ashley Highfield in guardian.co.uk
We have already made history, but we are not settling for that, we need to reach the finals and win. We have a fantastic generation to achieve this and we will play to our strengths and give everything. The imp-ortant thing is to score and we... Xavi Hernandez http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGDr2gtlFuAUPbM05b5T40j4XmCwQ Hindustan Times http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/First-among-equals/568482/H1-Article1-568447.aspx&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHKQTyCpNB7opLPv6bivm95jVZIZQ Jul 6, 2010 49856 67607 imp This is equivalent to 6% of a typical household's BBC viewing in a week," Mr Highfield said. "Consumption was consistent over the period of the trial, and the iMP appealed equally to men and women."
Rodney MacDonald in The Amherst Daily
This expansion is a terrific 'win' for IMP Aerospace components here in Amherst,MacDonald said. "You have successfully forged a contract partnership with the world's leading manufacturer of private and business aircraft."

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