Limp

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
  • verb-intransitive. To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily: The project limped along with half its previous funding.
  • n. An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.
  • adj. Lacking or having lost rigidity, as of structure or substance.
  • adj. Lacking strength or firmness; weak or spiritless; a limp handshake; limp opposition.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
  • adj. lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
  • adj. not erect
  • adj. not having an erect penis
  • adj. physically weak
  • v. To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
  • n. 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.
  • v. To happen; befall; chance.
  • v. To come upon; meet.
  • v. To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
  • v. To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion
  • v. To call.
  • n. An irregular, jerky or awkward gait
  • n. A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.
  • n. A halt; the act of limping.
  • n. A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
  • adj. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
  • adj. Lacking stiffness; flimsy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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 be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
  • To move with a halting or jerky step; walk lame: often used figuratively: as, a limping argument; limping verses.
  • n. A halting step; the act of limping.
  • To happen; befall; chance.
  • To come upon; meet.
  • n. 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not firm
  • v. proceed slowly or with difficulty
  • n. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
  • adj. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
  • v. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
  • Equivalent
    stale    lax   
    Antonym
    stiff   
    Verb Form
    limped    limping    limps   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    go forward    continue    proceed    gait    walk   
    Form
    limped    limping   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    halt    flaccid    flimsy    limpsy    loose    flaggy    slack    relaxed    lopping    dropping   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blimp    blimp    chimp    crimp    imp    pimp    primp    scrimp    shrimp    skimp   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lifeless    stiff    numb    crumple    wet    helpless    inert    shapeless    bloody    sodden