Limp

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  • intransitive verb. To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
  • intransitive verb. To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily.
  • noun. An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.
  • adjective. Lacking or having lost rigidity, as of structure or substance.
  • adjective. Lacking strength, vigor, or effectiveness; weak.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
  • Lacking stiffness or firmness; weak in fiber or texture; flexible; limber; flaccid: applied to things or persons.
  • Lacking stability or firmness of character; inefficient; incapable.
  • To move with a halting or jerky step; walk lame: often used figuratively: as, a limping argument; limping verses.
  • noun. A halting step; the act of limping.
  • To happen; befall; chance.
  • To come upon; meet.
  • noun. A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A halt; the act of limping.
  • intransitive verb. To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.
  • noun. A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
  • adjective. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
  • adjective. Lacking stiffness; flimsy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To happen; befall; chance.
  • verb. To come upon; meet.
  • adjective. flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
  • adjective. lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
  • adjective. not erect
  • adjective. not having an erect penis
  • adjective. physically weak
  • verb. To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
  • noun. A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.
  • verb. To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
  • verb. To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion
  • verb. To call.
  • noun. An irregular, jerky or awkward gait
  • noun. A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. not firm
  • verb. proceed slowly or with difficulty
  • noun. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
  • adjective. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
  • verb. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
  • Word Usage
    "Ronal Toussaint, who sometimes takes me around in his taptap -- pick-up converted to public transport vehicle -- on especially meeting-packed days, and who walks with a permanent limp from a building having fallen on him during the earthquake, evinced the spirit of resistance so common here."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    stiff  
    Equivalent
    lax  stale  
    Form
    limped  limping  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    continue  gait  go forward  proceed  walk  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blimp  blimp  chimp  crimp  imp  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bloody  crumple  greasy  helpless  inert  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    amble  andante  anemic  asthenic  bagging  
    verb-form
    limped  limping  limps