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limp

/lɪmp/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Limp means: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury.

Synonyms for limp6

noun, as in the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

hitch, hobble

verb, as in walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

gimp, hobble, hitch

adjective, as in without energy or will

wilted, weak

adjective, as in lacking or having lost rigidity

What does limp mean?5

verb

1

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury“The old woman hobbles down to the store every day”

2

proceed slowly or with difficulty“the boat limped into the harbor”

adjective

1

without energy or will“gave a limp handshake”

2

lacking or having lost rigidity“limp lettuce”

noun

1

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with limp?4

one syllable

shrimppimpimpchimp
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Limp in a sentence

  • Her coloring book lay limp, jagged with angular pink scribbles.papabear
  • Because of the accident, he'll have a limp for the rest of his life.zogwarg
  • If a cripple's soul hurts, he begins to limp even more.AlanF_US
  • Some people caricature gay men as limp-wristed and speaking with a lisp.darinmex
  • She has sagging tits and her husband has a limp noodle.MUIRIEL
  • The limp figure lay still on the bed.AlanF_US
  • Vanita put his limp cock in her mouth.sabretou
  • Robert came to school with a serious limp.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of limp

as a noun

plural
limps

as a verb

past tense
limped
present participle
limping
third-person singular
limps
past participle
limped

as a adjective

comparative
limper
superlative
limpest