walk+lamely

  • 31limp — I v 1. hobble, hitch, walk lamely; totter, dodder, toddle, stagger, seesaw, move unsteadily, teeter; falter, halt, pause, hesitate; shuffle, shamble, drag one s feet. 2. crawl, creep, inch, drag, move slowly. n 3. hobble, hitch, jerk,… …

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  • 32lumber — I n 1. timber, logs, boards, planks; wood, hardwood, softwood; siding, wallboard, clapboard; beam, post; lath, strip of wood. 2. jumble, heap, mass, agglomeration, bunch, mess, huddle; medley, hash, patchwork, olla podrida, olio, gallimaufry,… …

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  • 33hobble — hob•ble [[t]ˈhɒb əl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to walk lamely; limp 2) to proceed irregularly and haltingly 3) to cause to limp 4) to fasten together the legs of (a horse, mule, etc.) by short lengths of rope to prevent free motion 5) to impede;… …

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  • 34hobble — [c]/ˈhɒbəl / (say hobuhl) verb (hobbled, hobbling) –verb (i) 1. to walk lamely; limp. 2. to proceed irregularly and haltingly: hobbling verse. –verb (t) 3. to cause to limp. 4. to fasten together the legs of (a horse, etc.) so as to prevent free… …

  • 35limp — English has two words limp, which perhaps share a common ancestry. Neither is particularly old. The verb first crops up in the 16th century (until then the word for ‘walk lamely’ had been halt, which now survives, barely, as an adjective). It was …

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  • 36The Mule (dance) — The Mule was a dance fad created in 1966 by famed dance instructor Killer Joe Piro based on the earlier Mule Walk which was popular in the 1910s. The Mule Walk The dominant step of the mule is from the Mule Walk, inspired by the James P. Johnson… …

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  • 37lame — [[t]le͟ɪm[/t]] lamer, lamest 1) ADJ GRADED If someone is lame, they are unable to walk properly because of damage to one or both of their legs. He was aware that she was lame in one leg... David had to pull out of the Championships when his horse …

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  • 38List of films considered the worst — The films listed here have achieved notably negative reception as being called the worst films ever made. The films have been cited by a combination of reputable sources as the worst movies of all time. Examples of such sources include Metacritic …

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  • 39lame — lame1 [leım] adj [: Old English; Origin: lama] 1.) a) unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak ▪ a lame dog go lame (=become lame) b) the lame [plural] people who are lame 2.) a lame explanation or exc …

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  • 40lame — 1 adjective 1 unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak: go lame (=become lame) 2 a lame explanation or excuse does not sound very believable: Nancy came out with some lame excuse about missing the bus again. see also:… …

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