limp

Meanings

Plural: limps

Noun

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.

Verb

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
proceed slowly or with difficulty
- "the boat limped into the harbor"
To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.
To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
To move or proceed irregularly.
To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.
To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
To happen; befall; chance.
To come upon; meet.

Adjective Satellite

not firm
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"

Adj

Flaccid; flabby, resembling flesh.
Lacking stiffness; flimsy.
Not erect.
Not having an erection.
Physically weak.

Phrase

Acronym of Louis XIV, James II, Queen Mary of Modena and the Prince of Wales (a code-word among Jacobites)

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English limpen (“to fall short”), from Old English limpan, from Proto-West Germanic *limpan, from Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to hang down”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lemb-, *(s)lembʰ- (“to hang loosely, hang limply”).
Cognate with Low German lumpen (“to limp”), Middle High German limpfen (“to hobble, limp”), dialectal German lampen (“to hang down loosely”), Icelandic limpa (“limpness, weakness”).

Synonyms

gimp, hitch, hobble, wilted

Scrabble Score: 8

limp is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
limp is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
limp is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

limp is a valid Words With Friends word