See Also: limp(2)(dictionary)
limp(medicine)
Limp(money)
limp(1)(dictionary)
limp(3)(dictionary)
limp(4)(dictionary)
limp 3, noun(dictionary)
limp 2, verb(dictionary)
limp 1, adjective(dictionary)
Limp - Poker(gambling)

limp(1) (iou)



limp adjective. E18.
[Prob. of dial. origin; perh. ult. rel. to LIMP verb, the basic sense being 'hanging loose'.]
Lacking firmness or stiffness, flaccid; flexible, pliant; (of a fabric) unstiffened. E18.
E. Waugh The Emperor's colours hung limp in the sultry air. K. Kesey His breath explodes out of him, and he falls back limp against the wall.
Designating or having a book cover that is not stiffened with board. M19.
Lacking will, firmness, strictness, nervous energy, etc. M19.
E. Waugh He talked five hours and left me limp. P. Kurth The failure of the tribunal..to confront its experts with these limp, layman's objections.
Special collocations & comb.: limp wrist US slang a homosexual or effeminate man; limp-wrist, limp-wristed adjectives (slang) effeminate; weak, feeble.
limply adverb M19.
limpness noun M18.