limp
/lɪmp/verb
उच्चारण लिम्प
लँगड़ाना
Core word
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[I]
to walk slowly or with difficulty because one leg is injured; to move slowly or with difficulty
लँगड़ाना
- limp home
- After twisting his ankle, the batsman had to limp off the field.
- The injured dog limped along the road.
+ 2 more examples
- She limped into the clinic with a swollen foot.
- The cyclist limped to the finish with a flat tyre.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
limp (verb, intransitive)
As a verb, limp means to walk slowly or with difficulty because a leg or foot is injured. It takes no direct object and is followed by a direction word.
क्रिया के रूप में limp का अर्थ पैर या टाँग में चोट के कारण धीरे या कठिनाई से चलना है। इसका कर्म नहीं होता और बाद में दिशा-सूचक शब्द आता है।
- The footballer limped off the field.
- She limped home with a twisted ankle.
walk with a limp / have a limp
As a noun, a limp is an uneven way of walking caused by injury. 'Walk with a limp' is the common phrase.
Noun के रूप में limp चोट के कारण असमान चाल है। 'Walk with a limp' सामान्य वाक्यांश है।
- He still walks with a slight limp.
- The old dog has a limp.
limp (adjective: lacking strength)
As an adjective, limp means soft, weak or not stiff: a limp handshake, limp lettuce or a limp body.
Adjective के रूप में limp का अर्थ नरम, कमज़ोर या कड़ा न होना है: limp handshake, limp lettuce या limp body।
- The flowers hung limp in the heat.
- His handshake was weak and limp.
+Collocations 4
adverb + limp
badlyslightlypainfullyslowlynoticeablyheavily
- The injured bowler limped painfully to the pavilion.
limp + direction
limp offlimp awaylimp homelimp alonglimp back
- He limped away from the accident.
adjective + limp
slightpronouncedpermanenttemporary
- A slight limp is still visible after the surgery.
limp + noun
handshakelettucebodywristhaircloth
- The wet clothes hung limp on the line.
“More examples 5
- Radhika limped into class with a bandaged foot.
राधिका पैर पर पट्टी बाँधे लँगड़ाते हुए कक्षा में आई।
- After the long trek, the exhausted climbers felt limp.
लंबी चढ़ाई के बाद थके हुए पर्वतारोहियों का शरीर ढीला पड़ गया।
- The old man has walked with a limp since the accident.
दुर्घटना के बाद से बूढ़ा आदमी लँगड़ाकर चलता है।
- The lettuce went limp in the hot sun.
तेज़ धूप में सलाद के पत्ते मुरझा गए।
- The injured ship limped back to the harbour.
क्षतिग्रस्त जहाज़ धीरे-धीरे लड़खड़ाते हुए बंदरगाह लौटा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The player limped his leg and sat down.
✓ The player limped and sat down.
'Limp' is intransitive and cannot take an object.
'Limp' अकर्मक क्रिया है और इसका कर्म नहीं आ सकता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs describe uneven or slow walking, with different causes.
ये क्रियाएँ असमान या धीमी चाल बताती हैं, पर कारण अलग हैं।
To walk with difficulty, taking short, painful steps.
कष्ट के साथ छोटे, पीड़ादायक कदमों से चलना।
- The old man hobbled with a stick.
To walk unsteadily as if about to fall, from weakness or drink.
कमज़ोरी या नशे में गिरने जैसा अस्थिर चलना।
- He staggered out.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: limp along (continue slowly with difficulty: 'The economy limped along').
प्रयोग में limp along (कठिनाई से धीरे चलना: 'The economy limped along')।