limp

intr.v., limped, limp·ing, limps.

1. To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
2. To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily: The project limped along with half its previous funding.

n.

An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.

adj., limp·er, limp·est.

1. Lacking or having lost rigidity, as of structure or substance.
2. Lacking strength or firmness; weak or spiritless; a limp handshake; limp opposition.

[Probably from obsolete lymphault, lame, from Old English lemphealt : lemp-, hanging loosely + -healt, lame, limping.]

limply limp'ly adv.
limpness limp'ness n.

SYNONYMS   limp, flabby, flaccid, floppy. These adjectives mean lacking in stiffness or firmness: a limp shirt collar; flabby, wrinkled flesh; flaccid cheeks; a floppy hat brim.
ANTONYM¹  firm

verb

1. To walk in a lame way: halt², hitch, hobble. See move/halt.
2. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner: blunder, bumble¹, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, muddle, shuffle, stagger, stumble. See thrive/fail/exist.

adjective

1. Lacking in stiffness or firmness: flabby, flaccid, floppy. See flexible/rigid.
2. Lacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack: flagging, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, leaden, listless, lymphatic, spiritless. See action/inaction, tired/fresh.

adj

Definition: not stiff; weak
Antonyms: energetic, hard, inflexible, rigid, stiff, straight, strong, unbending

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IN BRIEF: A lopsided or uneven way of walking. Also: Lacking stiffness.

Spring flowers are long since gone. Summer's bloom hangs limp on every terrace. — Louise Seymour Jones

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - halte, humpe, hinke, trække på det ene ben
n. - halten

2.
adj. - slap, slatten, blød

Nederlands (Dutch)
hinken, mank lopen, moeizaam vooruitkomen, slap, lusteloos, verlept hangend, een kreupele gang, (boek) met zachte kaft

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - boiter
n. - boitement, claudication

2.
adj. - mou (une poignée de mains), relâché (un muscle), défraîchi (une fleur), faible (un muscle)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - hinken
n. - Hinken

2.
adj. - schlaff, welk, biegsam

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χωλαίνω, κουτσαίνω
n. - χωλότητα (κν. κουτσαμάρα)
adj. - πλαδαρός, χαλαρός, μαλακός, ασθενικού χαρακτήρα, άτονος, "άψυχος"

Italiano (Italian)
zoppicare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mancar, claudicar, coxear
n. - claudicação (f), manqueira (f)
adj. - flácido, sem energia, sem goma (tecido)

Русский (Russian)
хромать, еле двигаться, хромота, мягкий, слабый, пьяный

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - cojear
n. - cojera, claudicación

2.
adj. - flojo, flexible, fláccido, blando

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - linka, halta (äv. bildl.), ta sig fram med svårighet
n. - haltande (gång)
adj. - mjuk, böjlig, slapp, kraftlös, sladdrig, lealös, hängig, slokande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
跛行, 柔软的, 软弱的, 无力的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 跛行
n. - 跛行
adj. - 柔軟的, 軟弱的, 無力的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 다리를 절다, 지지부진 하다, 운율이 고르지 않다
n. - 절뚝거리기, 절름발이의 걸음걸이

2.
adj. - 나긋나긋한, 무기력한, 시들시들한, 맥 빠진, 기운 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - びっこをひく, のろのろ進む, 韻律が乱れる
n. - びっこ
adj. - 柔軟な, ぐにゃぐにゃした, 弱々しい, 気の抜けた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعرج, يترنح, يمشي مضطربا, يتقدم ببطئ, يتقدم بصعوبه (الاسم) عرج, ضلع (صفه) رخو, لين, مترهل, منهك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נע בכבדות, צלע‬
n. - ‮צליעה‬
adj. - ‮תשוש, חלש, רפוי, רך‬

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