Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun limping

1 sense of limping

Sense 1
lameness, limping, gimp, gimpiness, gameness, claudication -- (disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet)
       => disability of walking -- (a disability that interferes with or prevents walking)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb limp

2 senses of limp

Sense 1
limp, gimp, hobble, hitch -- (walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day")
       => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")

Sense 2
limp -- (proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor")
       => proceed, go forward, continue -- (move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now")

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