limp
NOUNVERBADJECTIVE
/lɪmp/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH L
limp is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1I1M3P3
1 + 1 + 3 + 3 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does limp mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg.
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VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury.
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2
Proceed slowly or with difficulty.
“the boat limped into the harbor”
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ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Without energy or will.
“gave a limp handshake”
“a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know”
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2
Lacking or having lost rigidity.
“limp lettuce”
“he felt his body go limp”
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Anagrams of limp
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