Limp - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |lɪmp|  American pronunciation of the word limp
Brit.  |lɪmp|  British pronunciation of the word limp

noun

- the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg (syn: hitch, hobble)

verb

- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury (syn: gimp, hitch, hobble)
- proceed slowly or with difficulty
the boat limped into the harbor

adjective

- without energy or will
gave a limp handshake
a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know
- lacking or having lost rigidity
limp lettuce
he felt his body go limp

Extra examples

The injured player limped off the court.

The dog was limping slightly.

The damaged ship limped back to port.

The company has somehow managed to limp along despite the bad economy.

We noticed that the dog was walking with a slight limp.

He gave me a very limp handshake.

This plant isn't doing well—look how limp the leaves are.

Her hair hung limp around her shoulders.

I suddenly went limp and collapsed on the floor.

He was limp with fatigue.

He picked up his bag and limped back to the road.

His body suddenly went limp and he fell down on the floor.

His arms were hanging limply.

Moreno limped off the field with a foot injury.

The damaged liner limped into New York.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: limp
he/she/it: limps
present participle: limping
past tense: limped
past participle: limped
adjective
comparative: limper
superlative: limpest
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