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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
Derived Forms
- ˈlimpingly, adverb
- ˈlimping, adjectivenoun
- ˈlimper, noun
- ˈlimpness, noun
- ˈlimply, adverb
Other Words From
- limper noun
- limping·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of limp1
Origin of limp2
Word History and Origins
Origin of limp1
Origin of limp2
Example Sentences
Daisy Markley found her child’s limp body slumped over at the end of their bed.
The Trojans are limping into March, losers in seven of their last eight games.
It can transform soggy, limp leftovers into crisp, crunchy delights, cook excellent wings, salmon, steaks and chicken breasts, and even make "hard-boiled" eggs.
He said his party would be "demanding better than this late, limp, listless programme for government".
As it stands now, PEPFAR, despite the rhetoric, “is not just limping along — it is crippled,” Warren said.
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