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# limp

«limp» in Mova's school dictionary: **to walk unevenly because one leg or foot is hurt or stiff** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (limp, limps, limped, limping); noun (a limp); adjective (limp, limper, limpest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To limp is to walk unevenly because one leg or foot is hurt or stiff. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#m1)

2) A limp is that uneven way of walking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#m2)

3) Limp means soft and floppy, not firm or stiff, like a wet lettuce leaf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#m3)

4) A limp handshake or effort is weak, without energy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories "limp" tells the reader that a person or animal is injured or tired. In first aid, someone limping may have a sprain and should rest. In cooking and science, limp plants or vegetables have lost water. Phrases: "walk with a limp", "go limp", "limp home", "limp along" (keep going badly).

### examples

- Tom limped off the pitch after he twisted his ankle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x1)
- The old dog walks with a limp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x2)
- My lettuce went limp because I forgot to put it in the fridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x3)
- The flowers looked limp, so we gave them water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x4)
- The baby went limp and fell asleep in my arms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x5)
- The injured fox limped into the bushes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x6)
- He gave me a limp handshake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x7)
- The broken car limped home slowly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x8)
- He had a nasty fall, and limped away as quickly as he could, howling dismally. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x9)

### note

Verb is regular: limped, limping. As a noun it is countable: "a limp". As an adjective it means floppy; plants go limp when they lack water (they lose pressure in their cells). Do not mix up with "limb" (an arm or leg).

### In the corpora

- [«Soz, slipped.» The third time, Connor limps off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/19/)
- [(32-32) And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1031/)
- [The legs hang limp from the lame; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.756/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «limp» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.