limp
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2.8
- adjective
- /lɪmp/
:
flojo
- If your leaves are super weak and feeble and kind of limp, you might need some calcium.
- go limp
- hang limp
- a limp hand
Fuck man, it just goes limp so fast.
- Fuck man, it just goes limp so fast.
- If your leaves are super weak and feeble and kind of limp, you might need some calcium.
- Is it nice and firm or is it limp?
- And when I let go, that deer was dead because the head went limp.
- They didn't have that wind in the sail, the kites flying limp.
- They will be cold to the touch and may feel stiff or limp.
- And she came up and there was toilet paper on her face and she was just limp.
- No, the I hipsters oppose limp Dick claps.
- You just jump back with like limp arms and the semen shoots out.
- I'm like, wait a minute, there's something limp to that wrist.
Examples
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His eyes still closed, he waves a limp hand gently in the breeze.
Fiction book (1991) -
I held her under, and she became limp in the strong tidal flow.
Fiction book (1991) -
All the leaves were just like limp and dead and the whole thing was yellow.
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We could focus on nothing but the baby, who was limp and hot in my arms.
Fiction book (1990) -
I feel... I feel limp.
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His body relaxed and fell limp; the bike carried on a little and then crashed.
Fiction book (1992) -
On a shelf between them and the mirror lay a pair of limp rubber gloves.
Fiction book (1991) -
Thus, outstretched arms signal joy, whereas limp arms hanging at the sides of the body signal distress.
Academic text (2013) -
Dizzy and nauseated again, she lay limp, feeling the frigid breath of wind.
Fiction book (1990) -
The flowers in the vase looked limp and lifeless after several days without water.
Synonyms
524
1.0
Not strong in body or muscles and easily tired
14
7.3
Soft and limp, without firmness or strength
13
3.9
Hanging down in a weak, loose way like eyelids and flowers
12
3.5
Part of a thing that hangs down loosely and is not firm, like a mattress or sweater
6
4.7
Not tight, like a loose rope, so it hangs easily
1
3.1
Limp and drooping from lack of water, heat, or disease
Weak and not convincing, for example an excuse or performance
Antonyms
Compounds
- Slur
1
9.9
Showing weak, feminine movements often used as an offensive way to mock gay men
How Firm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Limp as an adjective started from older words for 'hang loose', so limp describes something soft or weak, like a flower that falls down or a weak handshake.