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Limp Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Limp? [n] the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg [adj] not firm; "wilted lettuce" [adj] lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip" [v] walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day." [v] proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Limp: flaccid \| hitch \| hitch \| hobble \| hobble \| lax \| slack \| stale \| weak \| wilted Related Terms \| Find terms related to Limp: amble \| andante \| anemic \| asthenic \| bagging \| baggy \| ballooning \| barge \| bloodless \| bowl along \| bundle \| chicken \| claudicate \| claudication \| clump \| cowardly \| cower \| crawl \| creep \| dead march \| debilitated \| dodder \| doddering \| dogtrot \| drag \| drag along \| drag out \| droop \| drooping \| droopy \| dull \| effete \| enervated \| etiolated \| exhausted \| faint \| faintish \| falter \| faltering \| fatigued \| feeble \| flabby \| flaccid \| flexible \| flimsy \| floppy \| flounce \| foot \| footpace \| footslog \| frail \| funeral march \| gait \| gallop \| gimp \| go dead slow \| go slow \| gone \| gutless \| halt \| hippety-hop \| hitch \| hobble \| hobbling \| hop \| idle \| imbecile \| impotent \| inch \| inch along \| ineffective \| ineffectual \| jog \| jog trot \| jog-trot \| jolt \| jump \| lackadaisical \| languid \| languishing \| languorous \| lax \| laze \| leisurely gait \| limber \| listless \| lock step \| loose \| lop \| lop-eared \| loppy \| lukewarm \| lumber \| lumbering pace \| lunge \| lurch \| lustless \| marrowless \| mince \| mincing steps \| mosey \| muddle \| namby-pamby \| nerveless \| nodding \| pace \| paddle \| peg \| piaffe \| piaffer \| pithless \| pliable \| plod \| poke \| poke along \| pooped \| powerless \| prance \| quiver \| rack \| relaxed \| roll \| rubbery \| sagging \| sagging in folds \| saggy \| sapless \| sashay \| saunter \| scuff \| scuffle \| scuttle \| shake \| shamble \| shuffle \| shuffle along \| sidle \| sinewless \| single-foot \| skip \| slack \| sleazy \| slink \| slither \| slog \| slouch \| slow march \| slow motion \| slowness \| soft \| spent \| spineless \| spiritless \| stagger \| stagger along \| staggering \| stalk \| stamp \| step \| stomp \| straddle \| straggle \| strengthless \| stride \| stroll \| strolling gait \| strut \| stumble \| stump \| supple \| swag \| swagger \| swing \| teeter \| tired \| tittup \| toddle \| toddle along \| totter \| totter along \| tottering \| traipse \| tread \| tremble \| trip \| trot \| trudge \| unhardened \| unnerved \| unstrung \| velocity \| waddle \| walk \| wamble \| wasted \| weak \| weakly \| wiggle \| wobble \| worm \| worm along \| worn out See Also \| continue \| gait \| go forward \| proceed \| walk Limp In Webster's Dictionary \Limp\ (l[i^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Limped} (l[i^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limping}.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a [root]120.] To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. --Shak. \Limp\, n. A halt; the act of limping. \Limp\, n. (Ore Washing) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve. \Limp\, a. [Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap, n., lop, v. t. Cf. {Limber}, a.] 1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. --Walton. 2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.

Limp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Limp?

[n] the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
[adj] not firm; "wilted lettuce"
[adj] lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"
[v] walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day."
[v] proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"

Limp In Webster's Dictionary

\Limp\ (l[i^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Limped} (l[i^]mt;
215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limping}.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame,
OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to
limp, a [root]120.]
To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. --Shak.


\Limp\, n.
A halt; the act of limping.


\Limp\, n. (Ore Washing)
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.


\Limp\, a. [Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap,
n., lop, v. t. Cf. {Limber}, a.]
1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. --Walton.

2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.

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