Limp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪmp/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪmp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪmp/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈɪmp/.

Examples

The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
the boat limped into the harbor
wilted lettuce

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hobble wilted hitch gimp

Parts of Speech

noun	the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
verb	walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury “The old woman hobbles down to the store every day”
verb	proceed slowly or with difficulty “the boat limped into the harbor”
adjective	not firm “wilted lettuce”
adjective	lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; ; G.K.Chesterton “gave a limp handshake”

Word Forms

hitch	verb	walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
hobble	verb	walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
limp	verb	proceed slowly or with difficulty
limp	noun	the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
limper	noun	someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait
gimp	noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
hobble	noun	the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
hobbler	noun	someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait
hitch	noun	the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
limpness	noun	a flabby softness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlaff

die unebene Gangart, die durch ein verletztes Bein entsteht

🇫🇷French

mous

la manière inégale de marcher qui résulte d'une jambe blessée

🇪🇸Spanish

cojear

la forma desigual de caminar que resulta de una pierna lesionada

🇮🇹Italian

zoppicare

il modo irregolare di camminare che deriva da una gamba ferita

🇳🇱Dutch

hinken

de ongelijke manier van lopen die het gevolg is van een gewond been

🇵🇹Portuguese

mancar

a maneira irregular de andar que resulta de uma perna machucada

🇷🇺Russian

хромать

неровная походка из-за травмы ноги

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लंगड़ा

पैर में चोट लगने के कारण चलने का असमान तरीका

🇮🇳Tamil

தளர்வான

காலில் காயத்தால் ஏற்படும் சீரற்ற நடை முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

లింప్

గాయపడిన కాలు నుండి వచ్చే అసమానమైన నడక

🇮🇳Marathi

लंगडा

दुखापत झालेल्या पायामुळे चालण्याची असमान पद्धत

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંગડા

ચાલવાની અસમાન રીત જે ઇજાગ્રસ્ત પગને કારણે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಂಟುತ್ತಾ

ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡ ಕಾಲಿನಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ನಡಿಗೆಯ ಅಸಮ ವಿಧಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുടന്തൻ

പരിക്കേറ്റ കാലിൽ നിന്ന് ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന അസമമായ നടത്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਗੜਾ

ਤੁਰਨ ਦਾ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਤਰੀਕਾ ਜੋ ਜ਼ਖਮੀ ਲੱਤ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لنگڑا

چلنے کا ناہموار انداز جس کا نتیجہ زخمی ٹانگ سے ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

跛行

腿部受伤导致的行走方式不均匀

🇯🇵Japanese

ぐったりしている

足の負傷により生じる不規則な歩き方

🇰🇷Korean

절름발이

부상당한 다리로 인해 고르지 않게 걷는 방식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khập khiễng

cách đi lại không bằng phẳng do chân bị thương

🇹🇭Thai

ปวกเปียก

การเดินไม่สม่ำเสมออันเป็นผลจากอาการบาดเจ็บที่ขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

lemas

cara berjalan yang tidak merata akibat cedera kaki

🇵🇭Filipino

malata

ang hindi pantay na paraan ng paglalakad na nagreresulta mula sa isang nasugatan na binti

🇲🇾Malay

lembik

cara berjalan yang tidak rata akibat kaki yang cedera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يعرج

الطريقة غير المستوية للمشي الناتجة عن إصابة الساق

🇮🇷Persian

لنگی

نحوه راه رفتن ناهموار که ناشی از آسیب دیدگی پا است

🇹🇷Turkish

gevşek

Yaralı bir bacaktan kaynaklanan düzensiz yürüme şekli

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִצְלוֹעַ

אופן ההליכה הלא אחיד הנובע מרגל פצועה

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