Limp : 다리를 절다, 다리를 절뚝거리다, (손상이 생겨) 느릿느릿 나아가다, 느릿느릿 움직이다, 계획대로 나아가지 못하다, 기운없는, 축늘어진, 흐물흐물한, 절뚝거림, 다리를 젊
1)
to limp as a verb, to be lame
if you've got an injury in one leg or if you twist your ankle, then you limp
the player limped off the pitch
to walk lamely
to walk with difficulty because you've got an injury or you've got a something that is painful
to walk with injury
to walk with from side to side
to hobble
to shuffle
2)
you can use this metaphorically
if you've got a problem with your car, the car was running really badly, the car limped to the nearest garage before it conked out
to proceed with difficulty
the aircraft had a mechanical problem with one of the engines, it limped back to the airport
it's damaged
3)
you can also use this meaning, not to proceed as planned or to proceed slowly
the project is limping forward
the student is not doing very well, he is limping along but he is not making the best of progress
a vehicle limps along, it continues slowly and with difficulty because it's damaged
the business limped along, it continued to move but not very well
not with strength
it moved on unsteadily
4)
limp as an adjective, it means something that's soft
it's not rigid
it hangs down
lettuce leaf if you leave it in the fridge for a couple of days, it'll go limp
a limp lettuce leaf, a wilted lettuce leaf
he gave me a cery limp handshake
it's something that is lost its osmotic pressure
it's soft and flaccid not stiff and firm
when the boxer punched him, he went limp and collapsed onto the floor
not rigid, not stiff, loose, slack
limp, having lost its rigidity
if you've got long hair when it's wet, it goes limp, it hangs down
or something that lacks strength and vigor
or it lacks effectiveness
the limp economic policy of the government
without strength, lacking stiffness
hanging down
5)
you also have a phrase, limp-wristed, meaning something without strong effect or something that's very ineffectual, it doesn't very work
thee legislation is fairly limp-wristed because the governemnt didn't want to upset voters
Formality : 5 for he limped home
Formality : 4 for the bussiness is limping along, metaphrical use
Formality : 5 for a limp lettuce leaf
Formality : 4.5 for limp-wristed policy
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