limp

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Noun

Singular limp

Plural limps

1. (countable) A limp is an irregular gait.

   His gait is limp.

Verb

Plain form limp

Third-person singular limps

Past tense limped

Past participle limped

Present participle limping

1. (intransitive) If someone limps, they walk with a lamely gait.

   This man limps.

Adjective

Positive limp

Comparative limper

Superlative limpest

1. If something is limp, it is without stiffness; it is flabby.