LIMP

wilted, limp

(adjective) without energy or will; “gave a limp handshake”; “a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know” G.K.Chesterton; “the afternoon heat left her feeling wilted”

limp

(adjective) lacking or having lost rigidity; “limp lettuce”; “he felt his body go limp”

hitch, hobble, limp

(noun) the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

limp, gimp, hobble, hitch

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

limp

(verb) proceed slowly or with difficulty; “the boat limped into the harbor”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

limp (third-person singular simple present limps, present participle limping, simple past and past participle limped)

(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.

Noun

limp (plural limps)

An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.

A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

Etymology 2

Adjective

limp (comparative limper, superlative limpest)

flaccid; flabby, like flesh.

lacking stiffness; flimsy

(of a penis) not erect

(of a man) not having an erect penis

physically weak

Verb

limp (third-person singular simple present limps, present participle limping, simple past and past participle limped)

(intransitive) To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.

Noun

limp (plural limps)

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.

Etymology 3

Verb

limp (third-person singular simple present limps, present participle limping, simple past limped or lamp, past participle limped or lump)

(obsolete, intransitive) To happen; befall; chance.

(obsolete, transitive) To come upon; meet.

Etymology 4

Phrase

limp

(historical) Acronym of Louis XIV, James II, Queen Mary of Modena and the Prince of Wales. (a code-word among Jacobites)

Anagrams

• IPML, impl, pilm, plim

Source: Wiktionary

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Limp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Limped; p. pr. & vb. n. Limping.] Etym: [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a

Definition: To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. Shak.

Limp, n.

Definition: A halt; the act of limping.

Limp, n. (Ore Washing)

Definition: A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

Limp, a. Etym: [Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E.lap, n., lop, v. t. Cf. Limber, a.]

1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. Walton.

2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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