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Limp : adj
1: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid
muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp
handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all
desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip" [syn: flaccid,
lax, slack]
2: not firm; "wilted lettuce" [syn: wilted]
(noun)
1: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured
leg [syn: hitch, hobble]
(verb)
1: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old
woman hobbles down to the store every day" [syn: hobble,
hitch]
2: proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the
harbor"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Limp : \Limp\, n.
A halt; the act of limping.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Limp : \Limp\, n. (Ore Washing)
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Limp : \Limp\, a. [Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap,
n., lop, v. t. Cf. Limber, a.]
1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. --Walton.
2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Limp : \Limp\ (l[i^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Limped (l[i^]mt;
215); p. pr. & vb. n. Limping.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame,
OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to
limp, a [root]120.]
To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Limp :
["Messages in Typed Languages", J. Hunt et al, SIGPLAN Notices
14(1):27-45 (Jan 1979)].
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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