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Floppy vs. Limp — What's the Difference?

Floppy vs. Limp — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Floppy and Limp

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Floppy

Tending to flop or hang; loose and flexible
A rabbit with floppy ears.

Limp

A limp is a type of asymmetric abnormality of the gait. Limping may be caused by pain, weakness, neuromuscular imbalance, or a skeletal deformity.

Floppy

A floppy disk.

Limp

To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.

Floppy

Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.
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Limp

To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
The project limped along with half its previous funding.

Floppy

A floppy disk.

Limp

An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.

Floppy

An insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War, called as such for the way they "flop" when shot.

Limp

Lacking or having lost rigidity, as of structure or substance
Limp, wet hair.
An arm hanging limp over the side of the bed.

Floppy

(informal) A comic book.

Limp

Lacking strength, vigor, or effectiveness; weak
Limp political opposition.

Floppy

Having a tendency to flop or flap; as, a floppy hat brim.

Limp

(intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.

Floppy

A small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer;
Floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price

Limp

To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
The bomber limped home on one engine.

Floppy

Hanging limply;
A spaniel with floppy ears

Limp

To move or proceed irregularly.
Limping verses
The business limped through the recession

Limp

To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.

Limp

To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.

Limp

To happen; befall; chance.

Limp

To come upon; meet.

Limp

An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
She walks with a limp.

Limp

A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

Limp

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.

Limp

Flaccid; flabby, like flesh.

Limp

Lacking stiffness; flimsy

Limp

(of a penis) not erect

Limp

(of a man) not having an erect penis

Limp

Physically weak

Limp

To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.

Limp

A halt; the act of limping.

Limp

A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

Limp

Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.

Limp

Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.

Limp

The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

Limp

Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury;
The old woman hobbles down to the store every day

Limp

Proceed slowly or with difficulty;
The boat limped into the harbor

Limp

Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience;
Flaccid muscles
Took his lax hand in hers
Gave a limp handshake
A limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know
A slack grip

Limp

Not firm;
Wilted lettuce

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