limp

[Limp]

If you walk unevenly, you have a limp. Maybe you pulled your hamstring at the annual Thanksgiving Day Football Showdown, or maybe one leg is three inches shorter than the other. Whatever the reason, if your gait is off kilter, you limp.

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To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.

Noun
the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

Verb
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

Verb
proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"

Adjective S.
not firm; "wilted lettuce"

Adjective S.
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"

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v. i.
To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.

n.
A halt; the act of limping.

n.
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

a.
Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.

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


Limp

Limp , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Limped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Limping.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a .] To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. Shak.

Limp

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

Limp

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

Limp

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.

To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.

A halt; the act of limping.

A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.

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Usage Examples

I cried when I found out I was a finalist, I kind of went limp when they called my name. I felt like my spirit jumped out of my body, and I was just flesh - it was just amazing.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

When I was a kid, I wanted to walk with my dad's limp - my dad was my hero - but that infuriated him, and he would make me walk back and forth in the living room until I walked without it.

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