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limp

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limp in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
    "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
    limp  gimp  hobble  hitch 
  2. proceed slowly or with difficulty
    "the boat limped into the harbor"
    limp 
noun
  1. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
    hitch  hobble  limp 
adjective
  1. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
    "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"
    limp 
  2. not firm
    "wilted lettuce"
    limp  wilted 
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