limping

Verb (1)

limp (third-person singular simple present limps, present participle limping, simple past and past participle limped)

1. (intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.
   • Dirk Kuyt sandwiched a goal in between Carroll's double as City endured a night of total misery, with captain Carlos Tevez limping off early on with a hamstring strain that puts a serious question mark over his participation in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley.2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
   • The bomber limped home on one engine.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To move or proceed irregularly.
   • limping verses
4. (intransitive, slang) To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.

Verb (2)

limp (third-person singular simple present limps, present participle limping, simple past and past participle limped)

1. (intransitive, stative) To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.

Verb (3)

limp (third-person singular simple present limps, present participle limping, simple past lamp or limped, past participle lump or limped)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To happen; befall; chance.

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