| Pronunciation: | | limp
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- [n] the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- [adj] not firm; "wilted lettuce"
- [adj] lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"
- [v] walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day."
- [v] proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"
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| | Synonyms: | | flaccid, hitch, hitch, hobble, hobble, lax, slack, stale, weak, wilted |
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| | See Also: | | continue, gait, go forward, proceed, walk |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Limp\ (l[i^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Limped} (l[i^]mt;
215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limping}.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame,
OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to
limp, a [root]120.]
To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. --Shak.
\Limp\, n.
A halt; the act of limping.
\Limp\, n. (Ore Washing)
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
\Limp\, a. [Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap,
n., lop, v. t. Cf. {Limber}, a.]
1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. --Walton.
2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
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| | Definition: | | ["Messages in Typed Languages", J. Hunt et al, SIGPLAN Notices 14(1):27-45 (Jan 1979)]. |
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