What (who) is Limp - definition
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limp
(limps, limping, limped, limper, limpest)
1.
If a person or animal limps, they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt.
I wasn't badly hurt, but I injured my thigh and had to limp...
He had to limp off with a leg injury.
VERB: V, V adv/prep
•
Limp is also a noun.
A stiff knee following surgery forced her to walk with a limp.
N-COUNT: usu a N in sing
2.
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.
In recent years the newspaper had been limping along on limited resources...
A British battleship, which had been damaged severely in the battle of Crete, came limping into Pearl Harbor.
VERB: V adv/prep, V adv/prep
3.
If you describe something as limp, you mean that it is soft or weak when it should be firm or strong.
A residue can build up on the hair shaft, leaving the hair limp and dull looking.
ADJ
• limply
Flags and bunting hung limply in the still, warm air.
ADV: ADV with v
4.
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...
ADJ
limp
n.
1) to have a limp
2) a decided, marked, pronounced; slight limp
Wikipedia
Limp (disambiguation)
A limp is a type of asymmetric abnormality of the gait.
Limp or LIMP may also refer to:
Pronunciation examples for Limp
1. totally limp.
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2. grew haggard and limp.
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3. your child was limp,
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4. You will always limp.
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5. offer went limp.
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Examples of use of Limp
1. Limp departure Many were sickened by the manner of Henman‘s limp departure, his second consecutive second–round defeat at Wimbledon.
2. The limp response has generated unease among some in Thailand.
3. When the ride ended, the boy was limp and unresponsive.
4. Other children may just go limp and roll their eyes.
5. "He wasn‘t walking, he was just limp," said a neighbour.