Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb limp
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb limp
Entailment of verb limp
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb limp
2 senses of limp
Sense 1
limp, hobble, hitch
=> walk
Sense 2
limp
=> proceed, go forward, continue
Familiarity of verb limp
limp used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb limp
Sense 1
limp, hobble, hitch
=> walk
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Sense 2
limp
=> proceed, go forward, continue
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Grep of noun limp
blimp
colonel blimp
limp
limpa
limper
limpet
limpidity
limping
limpkin
limpness
limpopo
Overview of noun limp
The noun limp has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. hitch, hobble, limp -- (the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg)
Overview of verb limp
The verb limp has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) limp, hobble, hitch -- (walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day.")
2. (1) limp -- (proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor")
Overview of adj limp
The adj limp has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) flaccid, lax, limp, slack -- (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip")
2. (3) limp, wilted -- (not firm; "wilted lettuce")
Antonyms of adj limp
2 senses of limp
Sense 1
flaccid, lax, limp, slack
INDIRECT (VIA weak) -> strong
Sense 2
limp, wilted
INDIRECT (VIA stale) -> fresh
Similarity of adj limp
2 senses of limp
Sense 1
flaccid, lax, limp, slack
=> weak (vs. strong)
Sense 2
limp, wilted
=> stale (vs. fresh)
Attributes of adj limp
Familiarity of adj limp
limp used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj limp
limp
limpid
Overview of noun limp
The noun limp has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. hitch, hobble, limp -- (the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg)
Overview of verb limp
The verb limp has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) limp, hobble, hitch -- (walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day.")
2. (1) limp -- (proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor")
Overview of adj limp
The adj limp has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) flaccid, lax, limp, slack -- (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip")
2. (3) limp, wilted -- (not firm; "wilted lettuce")
limp definition
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