limp

Noun · Verb · Adjective
US[limp]/lɪmp/1 syllable
Synonyms: hitchhobblegimpwilted

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)limped, limping

  1. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury“The old woman hobbles down to the store every day”Synonyms: gimphobblehitchMore general walk
  2. proceed slowly or with difficulty“the boat limped into the harbor”More general proceed, go forward

Noun (1)

  1. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured legSynonyms: hitchhobbleType of gait

Adjective (2)

  1. without energy or will“gave a limp handshake”“a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know — G.K. Chesterton”“the afternoon heat left her feeling wilted”Synonyms: wiltedOpposite strongSimilar weak
  2. lacking or having lost rigidity“limp lettuce”“he felt his body go limp”Opposite tenseSimilar lax

Related words gimp noun, hitch verb, flaccidity noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Limp (lĭmp), intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Limped (lĭmt; 215); present participle & verbal noun Limping.]

Origin: Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a √120.

To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. William Shakespeare

Limp noun

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.

Limp noun

Ore Washing A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

Limp adjective

Origin: Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap, noun, lop, transitive verb Cf. Limber, adjective

1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. Walton, Izaak

2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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