Definition of "limp"

limp¹

/lɪmp/

verb
third-person singular simple present limps, present participle limping, simple past and past participle limped
1. (intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
  Quotations
  Dirk Kuyt sandwiched a goal in between Carroll's double as City endured a night of total misery, with captain Carlos Tevez limping off early on with a hamstring strain that puts a serious question mark over his participation in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley.
  2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport‎
2. (intransitive, figurative, of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
3. (intransitive, figurative) To move or proceed irregularly.
  Quotations
  And so we limped along for another month or two, pretending we still had a reason to be together.
  2012, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge, page 121
4. (poker slang, intransitive) To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.
noun
plural limps
1. An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
2. A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

/lɪmp/

adjective
comparative limper, superlative limpest
1. flaccid; flabby, like flesh.
2. lacking stiffness; flimsy
3. (of a penis) not erect
4. (of a man) not having an erect penis
5. physically weak
  Quotations
  Another line-out was stolen, and when the ball was sent left Clerc stepped and spun through limp challenges from Wilkinson, Chris Ashton and Foden to dive over and make it 11-0.
  2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France‎
verb
third-person singular simple present limps, present participle limping, simple past and past participle limped
1. (intransitive, stative) To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
noun
plural limps
1. 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.

/lɪmp/

verb
third-person singular simple present limps, present participle limping, simple past lamp or limped, past participle lump or limped
1. (obsolete, intransitive) To happen; befall; chance.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To come upon; meet.

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