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limp
1[limp]
verb (used without object)
to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
to proceed in a lame, faltering, or labored manner.
His writing limps from one cliché to another. The old car limped along.
to progress slowly and with great difficulty; make little or no advance.
an economy that limps along at a level just above total bankruptcy.
noun
a lame movement or gait.
The accident left him with a slight limp.
limp
2[limp]
adjective
lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame.
a limp body.
lacking vitality; weary; tired; fatigued.
Limp with exhaustion, she dropped into the nearest chair.
without firmness, force, energy, etc., as of character.
limp, spiritless prose.
flexible; not stiff or rigid.
a Bible in a limp leather binding.
limp
1/ lɪmp /
verb
to walk with an uneven step, esp with a weak or injured leg
to advance in a labouring or faltering manner
noun
an uneven walk or progress
limp
2/ lɪmp /
adjective
not firm or stiff
not energetic or vital
(of the binding of a book) not stiffened with boards
Other Word Forms
- limper noun
- limpingly adverb
- limply adverb
- limpness noun
- limping adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of limp1
Origin of limp2
Word History and Origins
Origin of limp1
Origin of limp2
Example Sentences
A pretty limp opening to a disappointing campaign.
She comes to meet us in the manager's office - a slight veiled figure, wearing a face mask and walking with a limp.
He backed off Crichton until his heels were on the try line; when he made a limp attempt to tackle his man, it was far too late.
The Reds boss made the comments after the 26-year-old Sweden international, who joined Liverpool from Newcastle last month, limped out of Wednesday's 5-1 Champions League win at Eintracht Frankfurt with a groin problem.
Iamaleava moved without a limp or any protective equipment beyond his normal leg sleeve.
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