limp

🇺🇸 /lɪmp/ 🇬🇧 /lɪmp/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000
adjective
R

weak and without energy

His arm went limp after the injury.

R

soft and not firm

The wet cloth felt limp in her hands.

intransitive verb
R

to walk with difficulty because of a hurt leg

He started to limp after twisting his ankle.

R

to move slowly because of damage

The damaged car began to limp toward the repair shop.

noun
R

a way of walking with a hurt leg

He developed a noticeable limp after the fall.

translation

adj. weak and without energy; soft and not firm
vi. to walk with difficulty because of a hurt leg; to move slowly because of damage
n. a way of walking with a hurt leg

Word Forms

Comparative limper
Superlative limpest
3rd Present limps
Progressive limping
Past limped
Perfect limped
Plural limps