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Weakling vs Limp - What's the difference?

weakling | limp |

As adjectives the difference between weakling and limp

is that weakling is weak, either physically, morally or mentally while limp is flaccid; flabby, as flesh.

As nouns the difference between weakling and limp

is that weakling is a person of weak or even sickly physical constitution while limp is 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 or limp can be an irregular, jerky or awkward gait.

As a verb limp is

to happen; befall; chance or limp can be to be inadequate or unsatisfactory or limp can be to walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.

weakling

English

Adjective

(head)
  • weak, either physically, morally or mentally

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
  • (figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.
  • * Latimer
    • We may not be weaklings because we have a strong enemy.

    Synonyms

    * (person of weak character) sissy, walk-over

    Antonyms

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    limp

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) limpen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • To happen; befall; chance.
  • To come upon; meet.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) *. See above.

    Adjective

    (er)
  • 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]
    • 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.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) *.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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 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. }}
  • (intransitive, figuratively, of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion
    • The bomber limped home on one engine.
  • (poker slang) To call.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Noun

    (wikipedia limp) (en noun)
  • 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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