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Meaning of limps

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

limps

Pronunciation:/lɪmps/

noun

Definitions

  1. An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.

    Example: She walks with a limp.

  2. A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

verb

Definitions

  1. To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.

  2. (of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.

    Example: The bomber limped home on one engine.

  3. To move or proceed irregularly.

    Example: The business limped through the recession

  4. To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

verb

Definitions

  1. To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.

verb

Definitions

  1. To happen; befall; chance.

  2. To come upon; meet.