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- [limp]
- /lɪmp/
- /lɪmp/
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- [limp]
- /lɪmp/
Definitions of limp word
- verb without object limp to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame. 1
- verb without object limp to proceed in a lame, faltering, or labored manner: His writing limps from one cliché to another. The old car limped along. 1
- verb without object limp to progress slowly and with great difficulty; make little or no advance: an economy that limps along at a level just above total bankruptcy. 1
- noun limp a lame movement or gait: The accident left him with a slight limp. 1
- adjective limp lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body. 1
- adjective limp lacking vitality; weary; tired; fatigued: Limp with exhaustion, she dropped into the nearest chair. 1
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Origin of limp
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; back formation from obsolete limphault lame; Old English lemphealt limping (see halt2); akin to Middle High German limpfen to limp
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Parts of speech for Limp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
limp popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
limp usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for limp
verb limp
- shuffle — to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
- waddle — to walk with short steps, swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck.
- falter — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- stagger — to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
- hop — to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
adjective limp
- floppy — tending to flop.
- wilted — to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.
- flaccid — soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
- lifeless — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
- drooping — to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
noun limp
- lameness — crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
Antonyms for limp
verb limp
- run — execution
adjective limp
- stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- rigid — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- activated — to make active; cause to function or act.
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