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The correct spelling is limp.
How to pronounce limp
/lɪmp/
nounIPA: /lɪmp/
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The correct spelling is limp. An irregular, jerky or awkward gait. For example: "She walks with a limp."
Usage Examples
“She walks with a limp.”
“The bomber limped home on one engine.”
“The business limped through the recession”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
- 2.A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
- 3.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
- 1.To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
- 2.(of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
- 3.To move or proceed irregularly.
- 4.To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.
- 5.To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
adjective
- 1.Flaccid; flabby, like flesh.
- 2.Lacking stiffness; flimsy
- 3.(of a penis) not erect
- 4.(of a man) not having an erect penis
- 5.Physically weak
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