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adj. VERBS be, feel, hang, lie, look, seem His arm hung limp at his side. Her hair looked limp and lifeless. | become, go, grow Her body suddenly went limp. ADV. very | completely | rather, verb ADV. badly, heavily He had hurt his leg and was limping badly. | a little, slightly | along, away, off He limped away from his car., noun ADJ. pronounced | slight VERB + LIMP walk with | leave sb with The accident had left him with a slight limp.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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to walk with difficulty
limp
to walk with difficulty because one leg hurts, so that you put most of your weight on the other leg:
• Jake was limping because of the injury to his knee.
stagger
to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over, especially because you are drunk or have been injured:
• They finally staggered back to the hotel at 4 o'clock in the morning. • He hit her and she staggered and fell.
hobble
to walk with difficulty in a slow and unsteady way because your legs or feet hurt or have been injured:
• My new shoes were so painful I could only hobble along. • She hobbled out to the car on crutches.
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