walk+lamely
11hirple — verb /ˈhəːpəl/ to walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling. Get you on that bicycle and hurry on, and Ill hirple after you the best I can …
12hobble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shackle, bond, binding. v. limp, stagger; halt, bind, shackle, handicap, limit. See restraint, slowness, failure. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To restrict] Syn. clog, fetter, shackle; see hinder , restrain… …
13limp — 1. v. & n. v.intr. 1 walk lamely. 2 (of a damaged ship, aircraft, etc.) proceed with difficulty. 3 (of verse) be defective. n. a lame walk. Derivatives: limper n. limpingly adv. Etymology: rel. to obs. limphalt lame, OE lemp healt 2. adj. 1 not… …
14Halt — Halt, v. i. [OE. halten, AS. healtian. See {Halt}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. To walk lamely; to limp. [1913 Webster] 2. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective. [1913 Webster] The blank verse shall halt for it. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
15Limp — (l[i^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Limped} (l[i^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limping}.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a [root]120.] To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. Shak.… …
16Limped — Limp Limp (l[i^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Limped} (l[i^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limping}.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a [root]120.] To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively …
17Limping — Limp Limp (l[i^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Limped} (l[i^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limping}.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a [root]120.] To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively …
18halt — halt1 /hawlt/, v.i. 1. to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily: They halted for lunch and strolled about. v.t. 2. to cause to stop temporarily or permanently; bring to a stop: They halted operations during… …
19hobble — hobbler, n. /hob euhl/, v., hobbled, hobbling, n. v.i. 1. to walk lamely; limp. 2. to proceed irregularly and haltingly: His verses hobble with their faulty meters. v.t. 3. to cause to limp: His tight shoes hobbled him. 4. to fasten together the… …
20limp — 1. noun a) An irregular, jerky or awkward gait b) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve 2 …
