Limped vs Lipped - What's the difference?
limped | lipped |
(limp)
To happen; befall; chance.
To come upon; meet.
flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
(of a penis) not erect
(of a man) not having an erect penis
physically weak
* 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
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.
To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=April 11
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
(intransitive, figuratively, of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion
(poker slang) To call.
An irregular, jerky or awkward gait
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve
A code-word among s, standing for L'ouis XIV, '''J'''ames II, Queen '''M'''ary of Modena and the ' P rince of Wales.Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Millennium Edition, art. "Limp"
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having a raised lip
(in combination) having some specific type of lip
As a verb limped
is (limp).As an adjective lipped is
having a raised lip.limped
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *limp
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) limpen, from (etyl) .Verb
Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) *. See above.Adjective
(er)- Another line-out was stolen, and when the ball was sent left Clerc stepped and spun through limp challenges from Wilkinson, Chris Ashton and Foden to dive over and make it 11-0.
Noun
(en noun)Etymology 3
From (etyl) *.Verb
(en verb)citation, page= , passage=Dirk Kuyt sandwiched a goal in between Carroll's double as City endured a night of total misery, with captain Carlos Tevez limping off early on with a hamstring strain that puts a serious question mark over his participation in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley. }}
- The bomber limped home on one engine.
Derived terms
* (l) * (l)Noun
(wikipedia limp) (en noun)Anagrams
*References
lipped
English
Adjective
(-)- We met a yellow-lipped woman.