"limp" in the noun sense

1. hitch, hobble, limp

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

"limp" in the verb sense

1. limp, gimp, hobble, hitch

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

"The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

2. limp

proceed slowly or with difficulty

"the boat limped into the harbor"

"limp" in the adjective sense

1. wilted, limp

without energy or will

"gave a limp handshake"

"a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton

"the afternoon heat left her feeling wilted"

2. limp

lacking or having lost rigidity

"limp lettuce"

"he felt his body go limp"

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