limp

[US]/lɪmp/
[UK]/lɪmp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. to walk with difficulty as if one leg or foot is injured
vi. to walk unevenly or unsteadily
adj. lacking strength or vigor; lacking energy or enthusiasm

Phrases & Collocations

limping badly

limp from pain

Example Sentences

a limp handshake; limp opposition.

limp strings of hair.

the flags hung limp and still.

His limp is the result of a fall.

getting flabby around the waist.See Synonyms at limp

he limped off during Saturday's game.

He limped off the football field.

The damaged ship limped back to port.

He gave her a limp, cold handshake.

the badly damaged aircraft limped back to Sicily.

it is common veterinary practice to section the nerves to the hoof of a limping horse.

The project limped along with half its previous funding.

The sandwiches came with a rather limp salad garnish.

I walked, or rather limped, the two miles home.

That creature had gone a little way when she began to limp and show every sign of being footsore.

in a workman's cap and a mackinaw limping slowly toward him.

Limp binding: A style of binding books with cloth or other type of flexible materials for covers and made without board. See Yapp binding.

Answer Fold.Everyone checking the turn made it look like your middle pair of queens might be good, so you bet the river.But the early limper's actions are suspect.

The 3 appears to be a blank, so what is the early limper suddenly so excited about that he wants to raise?He probably checked the turn thinking that the preflop raiser would bet.

Real-world Examples

Three nights ago, he limped into the E.R.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

And one of them has a limp.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

No one asked why I was limping.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2020 Compilation

The movement of the dresses also concealed her limp.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

707. The limping shrimp impulsively implemented the compulsory duty.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Here we are. You adjust this to the right height to minimise the limp.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

He kept his arm tightly around me, supporting me as I limped toward the school.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Or is it his almost imperceptible limp from last year's water crossing?

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

You've got a psychosomatic limp, of course you've got a therapist.

Source: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

The empire state building never actually wore the limps but it gave that aspiration.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

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