(to) limp

  • 51limp — 1 adjective not firm or strong: a limp handshake | His limp body collapsed forward. limply adverb limpness noun (U) 2 verb (I) 1 to walk slowly and with difficulty because one leg is hurt or injured 2 if a ship or aircraft limps somewhere, it… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52limp-wristed — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ristə̇d adjective Etymology: limp (I) + wrist + ed (I) 1. : effeminate 2. : weak : flabby * * * ˌlimp ˈwristed 7 …

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  • 53Limp Richerds — The Limp Richerds were a hardcore punk rock band from Seattle, Washington which featured Mark Arm and Steve Turner (later of Mudhoney and Green River) in one of their many lineups. They formed around 1981, ceased to be a serious band in 1984, and …

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  • 54Limp Bizkit discography — Infobox Artist Discography Artist = Limp Bizkit Caption = Studio = 5 Live = 1 Live link = Live albums Singles = 19 B sides = EP = 1 Compilation = 3 Comp link = Compilations Video = 2 Video link = Videos Music videos = 15 Soundtracks = Tribute =… …

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  • 55limp — English has two words limp, which perhaps share a common ancestry. Neither is particularly old. The verb first crops up in the 16th century (until then the word for ‘walk lamely’ had been halt, which now survives, barely, as an adjective). It was …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 56limp-wrist —    a male homosexual    From the action of masturbating:     He looked like a peroxided limpwrist. (Wambaugh, 1983)    Whence adjectivally as limp wristed:     His limp wristed nancy boy of a son... (Private Eye, January 1980) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 57limp-wristed — informal a man who is limp wristed seems weak and lacks the qualities that people usually admire in a man. My mother liked him though I suspect my father thought he was a bit limp wristed …

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  • 58limp — [lɪmp] verb [I] I to walk with difficulty because of an injured leg or foot limp noun [singular] II adj limp [lɪmp] not firm, stiff, or strong …

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  • 59limp-wristed — /lɪmp ˈrɪstəd/ (say limp ristuhd) adjective Colloquial (derogatory) 1. (of a man) effeminate. 2. ineffectual and timid: a limp wristed defence of the policy …

  • 60limp — English has two words limp, which perhaps share a common ancestry. Neither is particularly old. The verb first crops up in the 16th century (until then the word for ‘walk lamely’ had been halt, which now survives, barely, as an adjective). It was …

    Word origins