Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - limp
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Limp
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~1 adj not firm or strong (a limp handshake | His limp body collapsed forward.) - limply adv - limpness n ~2 v 1 to walk slowly and with difficulty because one leg is hurt or injured 2 if a ship or aircraft limps somewhere, it goes there slowly, because it has been damaged ~3 n the way someone walks when they are limping (Young walked with a slight limp.)
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(limps, limping, limped, limper, limpest) 1. If a person or animal limps, they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt. I wasn’t badly hurt, but I injured my thigh and had to limp... He had to limp off with a leg injury. VERB: V, V adv/prep • Limp is also a noun. A stiff knee following surgery forced her to walk with a limp. N-COUNT: usu a N in sing 2. If you say that something such as an organization, process, or vehicle limps along, you mean that it continues slowly or with difficulty, for example because it has been weakened or damaged. In recent years the newspaper had been limping along on limited resources... A British battleship, which had been damaged severely in the battle of Crete, came limping into Pearl Harbor. VERB: V adv/prep, V adv/prep 3. If you describe something as limp, you mean that it is soft or weak when it should be firm or strong. A residue can build up on the hair shaft, leaving the hair limp and dull looking. ADJ • limply Flags and bunting hung limply in the still, warm air. ADV: ADV with v 4. If someone is limp, their body has no strength and is not moving, for example because they are asleep or unconscious. He carried her limp body into the room and laid her on the bed... ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. intransitive verb Etymology: probably from Middle English lympen to fall short; akin to Old English ~an to happen, lemphealt lame Date: circa 1570 1. a. to walk lamely; especially to walk favoring one leg b. to go unsteadily ; falter 2. to proceed slowly or with difficulty the ship ~ed back to port • ~er noun II. noun Date: 1818 a ~ing movement or gait III. adjective Etymology: akin to 1~ Date: circa 1706 1. a. lacking firm texture, substance, or structure ~ curtains her hair hung ~ about her shoulders b. not stiff or rigid a book in a ~ binding 2. a. weary, exhausted ~ with fatigue b. lacking in strength, vigor, or firmness ; spiritless • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. v. & n. --v.intr. 1 walk lamely. 2 (of a damaged ship, aircraft, etc.) proceed with difficulty. 3 (of verse) be defective. --n. a lame walk. Derivatives limper n. limpingly adv. Etymology: rel. to obs. limphalt lame, OE lemp-healt 2. adj. 1 not stiff or firm; easily bent. 2 without energy or will. 3 (of a book) having a soft cover. Derivatives limply adv. limpness n. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.: perh. rel. to LIMP(1) in the sense 'hanging loose' ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. хромота, прихрамывание to walk with a limp —- хромать, прихрамывать to have a bad limp —- сильно хромать 2. хромать, прихрамывать he limped away —- он ушел, волоча ногу the wounded soldier limped off the battlefield —- раненый (солдат) захромал с поля боя 3. тащиться; плестись; двигаться медленно, с трудом (о подбитом самолете и т. п.) the damaged ship limped back to port —- поврежденное судно кое-как (едва, еле-еле) дотянулось (дотащилось) до порта 4. "хромать", быть неритмичным (о стихе) 5. мягкий; нежесткий limp binding —- мягкий переплет to get limp —- размякнуть; потерять форму 6. слабый, вялый; нетвердый a limp handshake —- слабое (вялое) рукопожатие flowers often look limp in hot weather —- в жаркую погоду цветы часто никнут his character is rather limp —- он довольно слабовольный человек 7. полигр. в мягком переплете a limp edition of a book —- книга, вышедшая в мягкой обложке 8. ам. сл. пьяный he is limp —- он на ногах не стоит Id: limp sack —- ам. сл. зануда; личность, наводящая на всех скуку ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun хромота, прихрамывание; to walk with a limp - хромать, прихрамывать; - have a limp 2. v. 1) хромать, прихрамывать; идти с трудом 2) медленно двигаться (из-за повреждения - о пароходе, самолете) II adj. 1) мягкий, нежесткий 2) слабый, безвольный ...Англо-русский словарь
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