1syllable
limps
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Definitions oflimps
1noun
- An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
Example: "She walks with a limp."
- A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
1verb
- To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
- (of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
Example: "The bomber limped home on one engine."
- To move or proceed irregularly.
Example: "The business limped through the recession"
- To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.
1noun
- 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.
1verb
- To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
1verb
- To happen; befall; chance.
- To come upon; meet.
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