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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Limp \Limp\, n.
A halt; the act of limping.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Limp \Limp\, n. (Ore Washing)
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Limp \Limp\, a. [Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap,
n., lop, v. t. Cf {Limber}, a.]
1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. --Walton.
2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as a limp cravat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Limp \Limp\ (l[i^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Limped} (l[i^]mt;
215); p. pr & vb n. {Limping}.] [Cf. AS lemphealt lame,
OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to
limp, a [root]120.]
To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
limp
adj 1: 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" [syn: {flaccid},
{lax}, {slack}]
2: not firm; "wilted lettuce" [syn: {wilted}]
n : the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured
leg [syn: {hitch}, {hobble}]
v 1: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old
woman hobbles down to the store every day." [syn: {hobble},
{hitch}]
2: proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the
harbor"
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
LIMP
["Messages in Typed Languages", J. Hunt et al SIGPLAN Notices
14(1):27-45 (Jan 1979)].
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