| VERB | motion | limp, gimp, hobble, hitch | walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury |
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| motion | limp | proceed slowly or with difficulty | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | limp, wilted | without energy or will |
| all | limp | lacking in strength or firmness or resilience | |
| NOUN | act | limp, hitch, hobble | the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg |
| Sounds | lih'mp | |
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| Rhymes | blimp / Blimp ... wimp / WIMP: 11 rhymes with ihmp... | |
| Meaning | Without energy or will. | |
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| Synonym | wilted | |
| Broader | weak | Wanting in physical strength |
| Spanish | flojo, marchito | |
| Meaning | Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience. | |
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| Broader | lax | Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience |
| Spanish | fláccido, flojo | |
| Nouns | limpness | a flabby softness |
| Meaning | The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg. | |
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| Synonyms | hitch, hobble | |
| Broader | gait | A person's manner of walking |
| Spanish | cojera | |
| Catalan | coixesa | |
| Verbs | limp | walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury |
| limp | proceed slowly or with difficulty | |
| Meaning | walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | They limp up the hill | |
| Synonyms | gimp, hobble, hitch | |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | cojear, renguear, renquear | |
| Catalan | coixejar, ranquejar | |
| Nouns | limp | the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg |
| limper | someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait | |
| Meaning | proceed slowly or with difficulty. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | They limp up the hill | |
| Example | "the boat limped into the harbor" | |
| Broader | proceed, go forward, continue | Move ahead |
| Spanish | cojear | |
| Nouns | limp | the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg |
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