Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
- intransitive verb To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily.
- noun An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.
- adjective Lacking or having lost rigidity, as of structure or substance.
- adjective Lacking strength, vigor, or effectiveness; weak.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
- Lacking stiffness or firmness; weak in fiber or texture; flexible; limber; flaccid: applied to things or persons.
- Lacking stability or firmness of character; inefficient; incapable.
- To move with a halting or jerky step; walk lame: often used figuratively: as, a limping argument; limping verses.
- noun A halting step; the act of limping.
- To happen; befall; chance.
- To come upon; meet.
- noun 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A halt; the act of limping.
- intransitive verb To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.
- noun (Ore Washing) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
- adjective Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
- adjective Lacking stiffness; flimsy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
happen ;befall ;chance . - verb transitive To come upon;
meet . - adjective
flaccid ;flabby , asflesh . - adjective lacking
stiffness ;flimsy ; as, a limp cravat. - adjective not
erect - adjective of a man not having an erect penis
- adjective physically weak
- verb intransitive To be
inadequate orunsatisfactory . - noun A
scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off thesieve in the operation of hand-jigging. - verb intransitive To walk
lamely , as iffavouring oneleg . - verb intransitive, figuratively, of a vehicle To
travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion - verb poker slang, intransitive To
call . - noun An
irregular ,jerky orawkward gait - noun A
scraper for removing poorore orrefuse from thesieve
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not firm
- verb proceed slowly or with difficulty
- noun the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- adjective lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
- verb walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Ronal Toussaint, who sometimes takes me around in his taptap -- pick-up converted to public transport vehicle -- on especially meeting-packed days, and who walks with a permanent limp from a building having fallen on him during the earthquake, evinced the spirit of resistance so common here.
Beverly Bell: Surviving in Haiti Beverly Bell 2010
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Ronal Toussaint, who sometimes takes me around in his taptap -- pick-up converted to public transport vehicle -- on especially meeting-packed days, and who walks with a permanent limp from a building having fallen on him during the earthquake, evinced the spirit of resistance so common here.
Beverly Bell: Surviving in Haiti Beverly Bell 2010
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Ronal Toussaint, who sometimes takes me around in his taptap -- pick-up converted to public transport vehicle -- on especially meeting-packed days, and who walks with a permanent limp from a building having fallen on him during the earthquake, evinced the spirit of resistance so common here.
Beverly Bell: Surviving in Haiti Beverly Bell 2010
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Her lower-topsails hung in limp emptiness from the yards, heavy with rain and flapping soggily when she rolled.
CHAPTER XXVIII 2010
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Ronal Toussaint, who sometimes takes me around in his taptap -- pick-up converted to public transport vehicle -- on especially meeting-packed days, and who walks with a permanent limp from a building having fallen on him during the earthquake, evinced the spirit of resistance so common here.
Beverly Bell: Surviving in Haiti Beverly Bell 2010
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Ronal Toussaint, who sometimes takes me around in his taptap -- pick-up converted to public transport vehicle -- on especially meeting-packed days, and who walks with a permanent limp from a building having fallen on him during the earthquake, evinced the spirit of resistance so common here.
Beverly Bell: Surviving in Haiti Beverly Bell 2010
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Ronal Toussaint, who sometimes takes me around in his taptap -- pick-up converted to public transport vehicle -- on especially meeting-packed days, and who walks with a permanent limp from a building having fallen on him during the earthquake, evinced the spirit of resistance so common here.
Beverly Bell: Surviving in Haiti Beverly Bell 2010
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Ronal Toussaint, who sometimes takes me around in his taptap -- pick-up converted to public transport vehicle -- on especially meeting-packed days, and who walks with a permanent limp from a building having fallen on him during the earthquake, evinced the spirit of resistance so common here.
Beverly Bell: Surviving in Haiti Beverly Bell 2010
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A lifelong limp is adequate reward for their blasphemy.
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I am a difference engine sheathed in limp meat, my only joy to theorize, calculate, and process.
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