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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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LIMP definition: 1. to walk slowly and with difficulty because of having an injured or painful leg or foot: 2. to…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
LIMP definition: 1. soft and weak: 2. to walk with difficulty because one of your legs or feet is hurt. Learn 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.
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”
If someone is limp, their body has no strength and is not moving, for example, because they are asleep or unconscious. He carried her limp body into the room and laid her on the bed. Synonyms: weak , tired , exhausted , worn out More Synonyms of limp
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. (intransitive) To happen; befall; chance. Wiktionary.
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.
