[syn: limp, wilted]
2. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience;
- Example: "gave a limp handshake"
- Example: "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton;
- Example: "a slack grip"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Limp \Limp\ (l[i^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Limped (l[i^]mt;
215); p. pr. & vb. n. Limping.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame,
OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to
limp, a [root]120.]
To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Limp \Limp\, n.
A manner of walking in which the movement of one or both legs
is noticeably abnormal, usually due to injury or disease; a
halt; the act of limping.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Limp \Limp\, n. (Ore Washing)
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Limp \Limp\, a. [Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap,
n., lop, v. t. Cf. Limber, a.]
1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. --Walton.
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2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
limp
adj 1: not firm; "wilted lettuce" [syn: limp, wilted]
2: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "gave a limp
handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to
know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"
n 1: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured
leg [syn: hitch, hobble, limp]
v 1: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The
old woman hobbles down to the store every day" [syn:
limp, gimp, hobble, hitch]
2: proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the
harbor"
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
LIMP
["Messages in Typed Languages", J. Hunt et al, SIGPLAN Notices
14(1):27-45 (Jan 1979)].