3 entries under this word

Limp

Lĭmp, v. i.

verbintransitive

[imp. & p. p. LIMPED (lĭmt, 84); p. pr. & vb. n. LIMPING.] [Cf. A-S. limp-healt, lemp-healt, lame, O. H. Ger. limpan, limphen, to limp, be weak, allied to A-S. & O. H. Ger. lam, lame.] To halt; to walk lamely.

Limp, n.

noun

n. A halt; act of limping.

Limp, a.

adjective

a. [See supra. O. H. Ger. luomi, M. H. Ger. lieme.]

  1. Vapid; weak. [Obs.] Walton.
  2. Lacking stiffness; flexible; limpsy; as, a limp cravat. Thackeray.‌