ALL meanings of limp
limp
L l - 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
- adjective limp without firmness, force, energy, etc., as of character: limp, spiritless prose. 1
- adjective limp flexible; not stiff or rigid: a Bible in a limp leather binding. 1
- noun Technical meaning of limp ["Messages in Typed Languages", J. Hunt et al, SIGPLAN Notices 14(1):27-45 (Jan 1979)]. 1
- noun limp Walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot. 1
- noun limp walking 1
- adjective limp not rigid 1
- adjective limp arm or leg 1
- adjective limp weak, spiritless 1
- intransitive verb limp sthg: move as if injured 1
- verb limp If a person or animal limps, they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt. 0
- verb limp Limp is also a noun. 0
- verb limp If you say that something such as an organization, process, or vehicle limps along, you mean that it continues slowly or with difficulty, for example because it has been weakened or damaged. 0
- adjective limp If you describe something as limp, you mean that it is soft or weak when it should be firm or strong. 0
- adjective limp If someone is limp, their body has no strength and is not moving, for example because they are asleep or unconscious. 0
- verb limp to walk with an uneven step, esp with a weak or injured leg 0
- verb limp to advance in a labouring or faltering manner 0
- noun limp an uneven walk or progress 0
- adjective limp not firm or stiff 0
- adjective limp not energetic or vital 0
- adjective limp (of the binding of a book) not stiffened with boards 0
- intransitive verb limp to walk with or as with a lame or partially disabled leg 0
- intransitive verb limp to move or proceed unevenly, jerkily, or laboriously, as because of being impaired, defective, damaged, etc. 0
- noun limp a halting gait or lameness in walking 0
- adjective limp lacking or having lost stiffness or body; flaccid, drooping, wilted, etc. 0
- adjective limp lacking firmness, energy, or vigor 0
- adjective limp flexible, as the binding of some books 0