[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/limp/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) / limp # limp verb (limp, limps, limped, limping); noun (a limp); adjective (limp, limper, limpest) «limp» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. To limp is to walk unevenly because one leg or foot is hurt or stiff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#m1) 2. A limp is that uneven way of walking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#m2) 3. Limp means soft and floppy, not firm or stiff, like a wet lettuce leaf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#m3) 4. A limp handshake or effort is weak, without energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#m4) ### In the lessons In stories "limp" tells the reader that a person or animal is injured or tired. In first aid, someone limping may have a sprain and should rest. In cooking and science, limp plants or vegetables have lost water. Phrases: "walk with a limp", "go limp", "limp home", "limp along" (keep going badly). ### Examples - Tom limped off the pitch after he twisted his ankle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x1) - The old dog walks with a limp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x2) - My lettuce went limp because I forgot to put it in the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x3) - The flowers looked limp, so we gave them water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x4) - The baby went limp and fell asleep in my arms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x5) - The injured fox limped into the bushes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x6) - He gave me a limp handshake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x7) - The broken car limped home slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x8) - He had a nasty fall, and limped away as quickly as he could, howling dismally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/#x9) ### Note Verb is regular: limped, limping. As a noun it is countable: "a limp". As an adjective it means floppy; plants go limp when they lack water (they lose pressure in their cells). Do not mix up with "limb" (an arm or leg). ## In Jewish tradition Interpretation: Tradition reads Jacob's limp as a mark left by his struggle with an angel at night. It is the reason Jews do not eat the sciatic nerve of an animal. In the primary lessons: In stories "limp" tells the reader that a person or animal is injured or tired. In first aid, someone limping may have a sprain and should rest. In cooking and science, limp plants or vegetables have lost water. Phrases: "walk with a limp", "go limp", "limp home", "limp along" (keep going badly). ### Examples - And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh. (Torah GEN.32.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limp/#x1) - The legs hang limp from the lame; so is a parable in the mouth of fools. (Writings PRO.26.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limp/#x2) ### Note Verb is regular: limped, limping. As a noun it is countable: "a limp". As an adjective it means floppy; plants go limp when they lack water (they lose pressure in their cells). Do not mix up with "limb" (an arm or leg). ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «limp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«limp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/limp.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «limp» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/limp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«limp» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/limp.html) on Mova free.