Limp | Meaning of limp

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limp (verb)
To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.

limp (noun)
An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
She walks with a limp.

limp (noun)
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

limp (noun)
A code-word among Jacobites, standing for Louis XIV, James II, Queen Mary of Modena and the Prince of Wales.Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Millennium Edition, art. "Limp".

limp (adjective)
Flaccid; flabby, like flesh.

limp (adjective)
Lacking stiffness; flimsy.

limp (adjective)
Physically weak.

limp (verb)
To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.

limp (noun)
A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.

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