limp

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) To happen; befall; chance.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To come upon; meet.
  3. Adjective.  flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
  4. Adjective.  lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
  5. Adjective.  (context, of a penis) not erect.
  6. Adjective.  (context, of a man) not having an erect penis.
  7. Adjective.  physically weak.
  8. Verb.  (intransitive) To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
  9. Noun.  A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.
  10. Verb.  (intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
  11. Verb.  (intransitive, figuratively) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
  12. Verb.  (context, poker slang) To call.
  13. Noun.  An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
  14. Noun.  A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
  15. Noun.  A code-word among Jacobites, standing for '''L'''ouis XIV, '''J'''ames II, Queen '''M'''ary of Modena and the '''P'''rince of Wales.Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Millennium Edition, art. "Limp".

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