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- DictionaryLimp/limp/
verb
- 1. walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot: "he limped heavily as he moved"
noun
- 1. a tendency to limp; a gait impeded by injury or stiffness: "he walked with a limp"
n. An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait. adj. limp·er, limp·est. 1. Lacking or having lost rigidity, as of structure or substance: limp, wet hair; an arm hanging limp over the side of the bed. 2. Lacking strength, vigor, or effectiveness; weak: limp political opposition.
noun. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg. synonyms: hitch, hobble. see more. adjective. not firm. synonyms: wilted. stale. lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age. adjective. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience. “gave a limp handshake”
1 day ago · If someone is limp, their body has no strength and is not moving, for example because they are asleep or unconscious. He carried her limp body into the room and laid her on the bed. He hit his head against a rock and went limp.
lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body. lacking vitality; weary; tired; fatigued: Limp with exhaustion, she dropped into the nearest chair. without firmness, force, energy, etc., as of character: limp, spiritless prose.
LIMP meaning: 1. soft and weak: 2. to walk with difficulty because one of your legs or feet is hurt. Learn more.
Definition of limp verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Apr 6, 2024 · From Middle English limpen (“to fall short”), from Old English limpan, from Proto-West Germanic *limpan, from Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to hang down”), from Proto-Indo-European * (s)lemb-, * (s)lembʰ- (“to hang loosely, hang limply”) .
