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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg;
[syn: hitch, hobble, limp]


VERB (2)

1. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury;
- Example: "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
[syn: limp, gimp, hobble, hitch]

2. proceed slowly or with difficulty;
- Example: "the boat limped into the harbor"


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not firm;
- Example: "wilted lettuce"
[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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] 2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat. [1913 Webster]
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)].