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- Dictionarylimp/lɪmp/
adjective
- 1. lacking internal strength or structure; not stiff or firm: "she let her whole body go limp" Similar Opposite
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to walk slowly and with difficulty because of having an injured or painful leg or foot: Three minutes into the game, Jackson limped off the pitch with a serious ankle injury. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to walk in a way that is not controlled or even.
The meaning of LIMP is to walk with an uneven and usually slow movement or gait; especially : to walk favoring one leg. How to use limp in a sentence.
If you describe something as limp, you mean that it is soft or weak when it should be firm or strong. She was told to reject applicants with limp handshakes. A residue can build up on the hair shaft, leaving the hair limp and dull looking. Synonyms: floppy, soft, relaxed, loose More Synonyms of limp.
noun. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg. synonyms: hitch, hobble. see more. adjective. not firm. synonyms: wilted. stale. lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age. adjective. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience. “gave a limp handshake”
Definition of limp verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait. adj. limp·er, limp·est. 1. Lacking or having lost rigidity, as of structure or substance: limp, wet hair; an arm hanging limp over the side of the bed. 2. Lacking strength, vigor, or effectiveness; weak: limp political opposition.
LIMP meaning: 1. soft and weak: 2. to walk with difficulty because one of your legs or feet is hurt. Learn more.
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.
Noun. Adjective. Filter. verb. limped, limping, limps. To walk with or as with a lame or partially disabled leg or foot. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To move or proceed unevenly, jerkily, or laboriously, as because of being impaired, defective, damaged, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
to progress slowly and with great difficulty; make little or no advance: an economy that limps along at a level just above total bankruptcy. n. a lame movement or gait: The accident left him with a slight limp.
