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limp

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[ limp ]
/ lɪmp /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

shuffle, waddle, falter, stagger, hop, hobble, stumble, totter, halt, scuff, teeter, lag, hitch, dodder, flag, clump, shamble, gimp

Nearby words

  1. limonite,
  2. limonitic,
  3. limousin,
  4. limousine,
  5. limousine liberal,
  6. limp wrist,
  7. limp-wristed,
  8. limpet,
  9. limpid,
  10. limpidity

Origin of limp

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1560–70; back formation from obsolete limphault lame; Old English lemphealt limping (see halt2); akin to Middle High German limpfen to limp
Related formslimp·er, nounlimp·ing·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for limped (1 of 2)

limp

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/ (lɪmp) /

verb (intr)

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
Derived Formslimper, nounlimping, adjective, nounlimpingly, adverb

Word Origin for limp

C16: probably a back formation from obsolete limphalt lame, from Old English lemphealt; related to Middle High German limpfen to limp

British Dictionary definitions for limped (2 of 2)

limp

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/ (lɪmp) /

adjective

not firm or stiff
not energetic or vital
(of the binding of a book) not stiffened with boards
Derived Formslimply, adverblimpness, noun

Word Origin for limp

C18: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Icelandic limpa looseness
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Medicine definitions for limped

limp

[ lĭmp ]

n.

An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait; a claudication.

v.

To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
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