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• limp — limp, floppy, flaccid, flabby, flimsy, sleazy mean deficient in firmness of texture, substance, or structure and therefore unable to keep a shape or in shape. Limp applies to something that lacks or has lost the stiffness or firmness necessary to …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• limp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ noticeable, pronounced ▪ slight VERB + LIMP ▪ have, walk with ▪ give sb …   Collocations dictionary

• limpen — ˈlimpən intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: limp (III) + en (II) : to become limp limpened instantly and fell Carson McCullers …   Useful english dictionary

• animal — animalic /an euh mal ik/, animalian /an euh may lee euhn, mayl yeuhn/, adj. /an euh meuhl/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well defined shape and usually limited growth, can move… …   Universalium

• flag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. banner, pennant, ensign, standard; iris; flagstone. See indication. v. i. droop, pine, languish. See inactivity, dejection, disease. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A symbol, especially of a nation, usually on …   English dictionary for students

• wilt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. droop, sag; weaken, languish, wither; collapse. See deterioration. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. droop, wither, weaken, flag, dry up, shrivel, fade, go limp, become flaccid, lose freshness, faint. Ant.… …   English dictionary for students

• atrophy — atrophic /euh trof ik, euh troh fik/, adj. /a treuh fee/, n., v., atrophied, atrophying. n. 1. Also, atrophia /euh troh fee euh/. Pathol. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage. 2.… …   Universalium

• polio — /poh lee oh /, n. poliomyelitis. [1930 35, Amer.; shortened form] * * * ▪ pathology Introduction in full  poliomyelitis , also called  infantile paralysis   acute viral infectious disease of the nervous system that usually begins with general… …   Universalium

• droop — 1. verb a) To sink or hang downward; to sag. Im not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth arent straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer, but somehow it all works. ndash; William Wordsworth… …   Wiktionary

• wilt — wilt1 /wilt/, v.i. 1. to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither. 2. to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc.: to wilt after a day s hard work. v.t. 3. to cause to wilt. n. 4. the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted: a… …   Universalium

• sag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. droop, buckle, warp, curve; slouch, slump; weaken, wilt; decline, languish; lapse, fall off. See obliquity, pendency, curvature. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. depression, settling, sinking, droop, tilt,… …   English dictionary for students