limp
1to 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.
to progress slowly and with great difficulty; make little or no advance: an economy that limps along at a level just above total bankruptcy.
a lame movement or gait: The accident left him with a slight limp.
Origin of limp
1Other words from limp
- limper, noun
- limp·ing·ly, adverb
Other definitions for limp (2 of 2)
lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.
lacking vitality; weary; tired; fatigued: Limp with exhaustion, she dropped into the nearest chair.
without firmness, force, energy, etc., as of character: limp, spiritless prose.
flexible; not stiff or rigid: a Bible in a limp leather binding.
Origin of limp
2Other words for limp
Other words from limp
- limply, adverb
- limpness, noun
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How to use limp in a sentence
A couple of matching outfits and one of the limpest kisses in recent movie history?
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Journeys to Bagdad | Charles S. BrooksNext, taking up the coveted object with the limpest of fingers, he gives off sundry little grunts of disapprobation.
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British Dictionary definitions for limp (1 of 2)
/ (lɪmp) /
to walk with an uneven step, esp with a weak or injured leg
to advance in a labouring or faltering manner
an uneven walk or progress
Origin of limp
1Derived forms of limp
- limper, noun
- limping, adjective, noun
- limpingly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for limp (2 of 2)
/ (lɪmp) /
not firm or stiff
not energetic or vital
(of the binding of a book) not stiffened with boards
Origin of limp
2Derived forms of limp
- limply, adverb
- limpness, noun
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