(to) limp

  • 31limp´ness — limp1 «lihmp», noun, verb. –n a lame step or walk. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to walk with a limp: »After falling down the stairs, he limped for several days. SYNONYM(S): hobble. 2. Figurative. to proceed slowly and with difficulty: »The plane limped… …

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  • 32limp´ly — limp1 «lihmp», noun, verb. –n a lame step or walk. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to walk with a limp: »After falling down the stairs, he limped for several days. SYNONYM(S): hobble. 2. Figurative. to proceed slowly and with difficulty: »The plane limped… …

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  • 33limp´ing|ly — limp1 «lihmp», noun, verb. –n a lame step or walk. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to walk with a limp: »After falling down the stairs, he limped for several days. SYNONYM(S): hobble. 2. Figurative. to proceed slowly and with difficulty: »The plane limped… …

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  • 34limp´er — limp1 «lihmp», noun, verb. –n a lame step or walk. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to walk with a limp: »After falling down the stairs, he limped for several days. SYNONYM(S): hobble. 2. Figurative. to proceed slowly and with difficulty: »The plane limped… …

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  • 35Limp Wrist — Infobox Musical artist Name = Limp Wrist Img capt = Limp Wrist in Austin, Texas in 2006 Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = xLimp Wristx Origin = United States Genre = Hardcore punk, thrashcore Years active = 1998 present… …

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  • 36limp — [[t]lɪ̱mp[/t]] limps, limping, limped, limper, limpest 1) VERB If a person or animal limps, they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt. I wasn t badly hurt, but I injured my thigh and had to limp... [V …

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  • 37limp — I UK [lɪmp] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms limp : present tense I/you/we/they limp he/she/it limps present participle limping past tense limped past participle limped 1) to walk with difficulty because of an injured leg or foot Coyne limped… …

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  • 38limp — limp1 limper, n. limpingly, adv. /limp/, v.i. 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 cliché to another. The old car limped along. 3. to progress… …

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  • 39limp — 01. The cat is [limping]; I think it hurt its paw in a fight. 02. The old man had a bad [limp] as a result of a wound received in the war. 03. The battleship [limped] into port after being badly damaged by a torpedo. 04. He was [limping] badly… …

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  • 40limp — limp1 [lımp] adj not firm or strong ▪ a limp handshake ▪ His body suddenly went limp and he fell down on the floor. >limply adv ▪ His arms were hanging limply . >limpness n [U] limp 2 limp2 v …

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