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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Limp

/(lĭmp)/ · IPA /lɪmp/
01 v. i. To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.
imp. & p. p. Limped; p. pr. & vb. n. Limping
  1. 1.
    To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.
02 n. A manner of walking in which the movement of one or both legs is noticeably abnormal, usually due to injury or disease; a halt; the act of …
  1. 1.
    A manner of walking in which the movement of one or both legs is noticeably abnormal, usually due to injury or disease; a halt; the act of limping.
03 n. A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
  1. 1.
    A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.(Ore Washing)
04 a. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
  1. 1.
    Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
  2. 2.
    Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.