1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
   "In the story, an imp swapped the farmer's tools for magical ones";
   - elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie
    
2. One who is playfully mischievous
   "The young imp was always getting into harmless trouble";
   - scamp [informal], monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag [N. Amer], scallywag, scallawag

1. (falconry) to graft feathers onto a bird's wing to repair or improve its flight
   "The falconer carefully imped the hawk's damaged wing"

Derived forms: imps, imped, imping

Type of: child, faerie, faery, fairy, fay [archaic], kid [informal], kiddie [informal], kiddy [informal], minor, nestling [informal], nipper [informal], shaver [informal], small fry [informal], sprite, tiddler [Brit, informal], tike [informal], tyke [informal], wean [UK, Ireland, dialect], youngster

Encyclopedia: Imp