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limp

1

[ limp ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
  2. to proceed in a lame, faltering, or labored manner:

    His writing limps from one clich茅 to another. The old car limped along.

  3. to progress slowly and with great difficulty; make little or no advance:

    an economy that limps along at a level just above total bankruptcy.



noun

  1. a lame movement or gait:

    The accident left him with a slight limp.

limp

2

[ limp ]

adjective

limper, limpest.
  1. lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame:

    a limp body.

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  2. lacking vitality; weary; tired; fatigued:

    Limp with exhaustion, she dropped into the nearest chair.

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  3. without firmness, force, energy, etc., as of character:

    limp, spiritless prose.

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  4. flexible; not stiff or rigid:

    a Bible in a limp leather binding.

limp

1

/ 濒瑟尘辫 /

verb

  1. to walk with an uneven step, esp with a weak or injured leg
  2. to advance in a labouring or faltering manner
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an uneven walk or progress
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

limp

2

/ 濒瑟尘辫 /

adjective

  1. not firm or stiff
  2. not energetic or vital
  3. (of the binding of a book) not stiffened with boards
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞濒颈尘辫颈苍驳濒测, adverb
  • 藞濒颈尘辫颈苍驳, adjectivenoun
  • 藞濒颈尘辫别谤, noun
  • 藞濒颈尘辫苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞濒颈尘辫濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 濒颈尘辫顎侥谤 noun
  • 濒颈尘辫顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of limp1

1560鈥70; back formation from obsolete limphault lame; Old English lemphealt limping ( halt 2 ); akin to Middle High German limpfen to limp

Origin of limp2

1700鈥10; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Icelandic limpa slackness, limpilegur soft, flabby
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of limp1

C16: probably a back formation from obsolete limphalt lame, from Old English lemphealt; related to Middle High German limpfen to limp

Origin of limp2

C18: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Icelandic limpa looseness
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"I just took her out of my jacket and she was just completely limp. She was pale and her lips were a kind of purply colour."

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And James barely put weight on his left leg as he limped off the court in the fourth quarter.

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He limped off in the 70th minute and was replaced by Barcola.

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The Oilers, who took the Florida Panthers to a seventh game before falling in last year鈥檚 Stanley Cup Final, limped into the playoffs wounded but mounted a late comeback just the same.

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What had started as a 鈥渄ecent鈥 year, Woodward said, ended with the Rangers limping to 78 wins.

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