limp
1to 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.
a lame movement or gait: The accident left him with a slight limp.
Origin of limp
1Other words from limp
- limper, noun
- limp·ing·ly, adverb
Other definitions for limp (2 of 2)
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.
Origin of limp
2Other words for limp
Other words from limp
- limply, adverb
- limpness, noun
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How to use limp in a sentence
And as his second term limps to a close, it is his responsibility to account for why.
Its allies have fared little better, and even with them accounted for, a Congress-led alliance barely limps to 60 seats.
Modi Crushes Gandhi in India’s Election Landslide | Tunku Varadarajan | May 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven if public sector unionism limps on, in policy terms, the right has already won.
So Obama is either a one-term president, or limps through a second term only to see Republicans recapture the presidency in 2016.
As it limps to a close Thursday, Choire Sicha examines what went wrong.
Strafe is able to gambol about much as usual, though he limps a little and is thinner for his experience.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurThe shanghi lays an egg on the stage, about the size ov a wasps nest, and then limps oph, very much tired and redused.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler ShawThen an old, old man limps in on the arm of a young, ever-young Sister of Mercy.
A Woman's Experience in the Great War | Louise MackIn between games he limps round, stiff as a hat tree and sore as a mashed thumb.
Cobb's Anatomy | Irvin S. CobbIt may be very bad taste, but we prefer verse that stands on two feet to verse that limps about on none.
British Dictionary definitions for limp (1 of 2)
/ (lɪmp) /
to walk with an uneven step, esp with a weak or injured leg
to advance in a labouring or faltering manner
an uneven walk or progress
Origin of limp
1Derived forms of limp
- limper, noun
- limping, adjective, noun
- limpingly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for limp (2 of 2)
/ (lɪmp) /
not firm or stiff
not energetic or vital
(of the binding of a book) not stiffened with boards
Origin of limp
2Derived forms of limp
- limply, adverb
- limpness, noun
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