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6 definitions found 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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