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–verb (used without object)

1.	to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.

2.	to proceed in a lame, faltering, or labored manner: His writing limps from one cliché to another. The old car limped along.

3.	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

4.	a lame movement or gait: The accident left him with a slight limp.

[Origin: 1560–70; back formation from obs. limphault lame; OE lemphealt limping (see halt²); akin to MHG limpfen to limp

]

—Related forms

limper, noun

limp·ing·ly, adverb

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–adjective, -er, -est.

1.	lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.

2.	lacking vitality; weary; tired; fatigued: Limp with exhaustion, she dropped into the nearest chair.

3.	without firmness, force, energy, etc., as of character: limp, spiritless prose.

4.	flexible; not stiff or rigid: a Bible in a limp leather binding.

[Origin: 1700–10; perh. < Scand; cf. Icel limpa slackness, limpilegur soft, flabby

]

—Related forms

limply, adverb

limpness, noun

—Synonyms 1. flabby, flaccid, soft. 2, 3. feeble, weak.

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limp Audio Help (lĭmp) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. limped, limp·ing, limps

To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily: The project limped along with half its previous funding.

n. An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.

adj. limp·er, limp·est

Lacking or having lost rigidity, as of structure or substance.
Lacking strength or firmness; weak or spiritless; a limp handshake; limp opposition.

[Probably from obsolete lymphault, lame, from Old English lemphealt : lemp-, hanging loosely + -healt, lame, limping.]

limp'ly adv., limp'ness n.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean lacking in stiffness or firmness: a limp shirt collar; flabby, wrinkled flesh; flaccid cheeks; a floppy hat brim.
Antonym: firm¹

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limp (v.)

c.1400, of uncertain origin, probably from O.E. lemphealt "halting, lame, limping," which has a lone cognate in the rare M.H.G. limphin, and probably ult. is from PIE base *lomb- "slack, loose, to hang down" (cf. Skt. lambate "hangs down," L. limbus "hem, border," M.H.G. lampen "to hang down").

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limp (adj.)

1706, "flaccid, drooping," of obscure origin, perhaps related to limp (v.).

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limp
adjective
1.	not firm; "wilted lettuce"
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"
noun
1.	the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg [syn: hitch]
verb
1.	walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
2.	proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"

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limp [limp] adjective

lacking stiffness or strength; drooping
Example: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse

Arabic:	ليِّن، رَخْو، ضَعيف
Chinese (Simplified):	软弱的
Chinese (Traditional):	軟弱的
Czech:	povadlý, chabý
Danish:	svag; slatten
Dutch:	slap
Estonian:	lõtv
Finnish:	veltto
French:	mou, faible
German:	schlaff
Greek:	μαλακός, χαλαρός, που δεν πείθει
Hungarian:	gyenge
Icelandic:	slappur, máttlaus
Indonesian:	lemas
Japanese:	ぐにゃぐにゃの

Korean:	유연한, 축 처진
Latvian:	mīksts; ļengans; vārgs
Lithuanian:	gležnas, netikęs
Norwegian:	slapp, som henger med hodet
Polish:	zwiędły, słaby
Portuguese (Brazil):	mole, frouxo
Portuguese (Portugal):	murcho
Romanian:	fleşcăit; şubred
Russian:	слабый, вялый
Slovak:	zvädnutý; chabý
Slovenian:	ovenel, ohlapen
Spanish:	flojo, fláccido, mustio, débil
Swedish:	slapp, slokande, kraftlös
Turkish:	gevşek, sarkık

limp [limp] verb

to walk in an uneven manner (usually because one has hurt one's foot or leg)
Example: He twisted his ankle and came limping home.

Arabic:	يَعْرُج
Chinese (Simplified):	一瘸一拐地走
Chinese (Traditional):	一瘸一拐地走
Czech:	kulhat
Danish:	humpe; halte
Dutch:	mank lopen
Estonian:	lonkama
Finnish:	nilkuttaa
French:	boîter
German:	hinken
Greek:	κουτσαίνω
Hungarian:	biceg
Icelandic:	haltra
Indonesian:	pincang
Japanese:	びっこを引く

Korean:	발을 절다
Latvian:	klibot
Lithuanian:	šlubuoti
Norwegian:	halte, hinke
Polish:	utykać
Portuguese (Brazil):	mancar
Portuguese (Portugal):	coxear
Romanian:	a şchiopăta
Russian:	хромать
Slovak:	krívať
Slovenian:	šepati
Spanish:	cojear
Swedish:	halta, linka
Turkish:	topallamak, aksamak

limp [limp] noun

the act of limping
Example: He walks with a limp.

Arabic:	عَرَج، مِشْيَه عَرْجاء
Chinese (Simplified):	跛行
Chinese (Traditional):	跛行
Czech:	kulhání
Danish:	halten
Dutch:	kreupele gang
Estonian:	lonkamine
French:	claudication
German:	das Hinken
Greek:	κουτσό βάδισμα
Hungarian:	bicegés
Icelandic:	helti
Indonesian:	kepincangan
Japanese:	びっこをひくこと

Korean:	절름거리기
Latvian:	klibošana; klibums
Lithuanian:	šlubčiojimas
Norwegian:	halting
Polish:	kuśtykanie
Portuguese (Brazil):	manqueira
Portuguese (Portugal):	defeito
Romanian:	şchiopătat
Russian:	хромота
Slovak:	krívanie
Slovenian:	šepanje
Spanish:	cojera
Swedish:	haltande gång
Turkish:	topallama, aksama

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LIMP
["Messages in Typed Languages", J. Hunt et al, SIGPLAN Notices 14(1):27-45 (Jan 1979)].

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Limp

Lim"ber\, a. [Akin to limp, a. [root]125. See Limp, a.] Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding. --Milton.

The bargeman that doth row with long and limber oar. --Turbervile.

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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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Limp

Limp\, n. A halt; the act of limping.

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Limp

Limp\, n. (Ore Washing) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

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