limp
IPA: ɫˈɪmp
noun
- An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
- A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
- A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.
verb
- (intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
- (intransitive, figurative, of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
- (intransitive, figurative) To move or proceed irregularly.
- (poker slang, intransitive) To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.
- (intransitive, stative) To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To happen; befall; chance.
- (obsolete, transitive) To come upon; meet.
adjective
- flaccid; flabby, like flesh.
- lacking stiffness; flimsy
- (of a penis) not erect
- (of a man) not having an erect penis
- physically weak
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Examples of "limp" in Sentences
- He saved the leg but acquired a limp.
- He had a slight limp from a muscle twinge.
- The balloon of the white bottle will remain limp.
- He had a noticeable limp on the day of the crash.
- Saute until onions are limp, stirring constantly.
- Some people had head wounds, others were limping.
- A large pancake made with seafood and scallions was limp.
- Seconds after limping out of the wreck, the car exploded.
- That's not going to happen as long as the global economy limps along.
- Shortly afterwards, he was seen limping, and grimacing, at a summit in Vladivostok.
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