limp

limp is a 4-letter English word with 10 senses as intransitive verb, noun, adjective, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 11 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.
2. noun. A halt; the act of limping.
3. noun. A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
4. adjective. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
5. adjective. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
6. noun. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

   Synonyms: hitch, hobble

7. verb. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

   "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

   Synonyms: gimp, hitch, hobble

8. verb. proceed slowly or with difficulty

   "the boat limped into the harbor"

9. adjective. not firm

   "wilted lettuce"

   Synonyms: wilted

10. adjective. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience G.K.Chesterton

    "gave a limp handshake"

    "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know"

Synonyms

hitch, hobble, gimp, wilted

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in limp:

pilm, plim

Common word forms

limps, limped, limper, limply, limpest, limping, limpness

Words from these letters

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