Dictionary Entry
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
- 1intransitive verb
To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.
- 2noun
A halt; the act of limping.
- 3noun
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
- 4adjective
Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
- 5adjective
Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
- 6noun
the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- 7verb
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
"The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
- 8verb
proceed slowly or with difficulty
"the boat limped into the harbor"
- 9adjective
not firm
"wilted lettuce"
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- 10adjective
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"
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