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Limp vs. Lip — What's the Difference?

Limp vs. Lip — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Limp and Lip

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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.

Lip

Lips are a visible body part at the mouth of many animals, including humans. Lips are soft, movable, and serve as the opening for food intake and in the articulation of sound and speech.

Limp

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

Lip

Either of two fleshy structures that surround the opening of the mouth in humans and other mammals.

Limp

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

In humans, the smooth brownish to reddish border of the lip.

Limp

An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.

Lip

(Anatomy) A labium.

Limp

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

Lip

The margin of flesh around a wound.

Limp

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

Lip

Either of the margins of the aperture of a gastropod shell.

Limp

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

Lip

A rim, as of a vessel, bell, or crater.

Limp

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

Lip

(Botany) One of the two divisions of a bilabiate corolla or calyx, as in the snapdragon, or the modified median petal of an orchid flower.

Limp

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

Lip

The tip of a pouring spout, as on a pitcher.

Limp

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

Lip

(Slang) Insolent talk.

Limp

To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.

Lip

To touch the lips to.

Limp

To happen; befall; chance.

Lip

To kiss.

Limp

To come upon; meet.

Lip

To utter.

Limp

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

Lip

To lap or splash against.

Limp

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

Lip

(Sports) To hit a golf ball so that it touches the edge of (the hole) without dropping in.

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.

Lip

(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

Limp

Flaccid; flabby, like flesh.

Lip

(countable) A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.

Limp

Lacking stiffness; flimsy

Lip

The projecting rim of an open container; a short open spout.

Limp

(of a penis) not erect

Lip

Backtalk; verbal impertinence.
Don’t give me any lip!

Limp

(of a man) not having an erect penis

Lip

The edge of a high spot of land.

Limp

Physically weak

Lip

The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.

Limp

To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.

Lip

(botany) One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.

Limp

A halt; the act of limping.

Lip

(botany) The distinctive petal of the Orchis family.

Limp

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

Lip

(zoology) One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.

Limp

Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.

Lip

Embouchure: the condition or strength of a wind instrumentalist's lips.

Limp

Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.

Lip

(transitive) To touch or grasp with the lips; to kiss; to lap the lips against (something).

Limp

The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

Lip

(of something inanimate) To touch lightly.

Limp

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

Lip

To wash against a surface, lap.

Limp

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

Lip

(intransitive) To rise or flow up to or over the edge of something.

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

Lip

(transitive) To form the rim, edge or margin of something.

Limp

Not firm;
Wilted lettuce

Lip

(transitive) To utter verbally.

Lip

(transitive) To simulate speech by moving the lips without making any sound; to mouth.

Lip

(sports) To make a golf ball hit the lip of the cup, without dropping in.

Lip

To change the sound of (a musical note played on a wind instrument) by moving or tensing the lips.

Lip

One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself.
Thine own lips testify against thee.

Lip

An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel.

Lip

The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.

Lip

One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.

Lip

One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.

Lip

Impudent or abusive talk; as, don't give me any of your lip.

Lip

To touch with the lips; to put the lips to; hence, to kiss.
The bubble on the wine which breaksBefore you lip the glass.
A hand that kingsHave lipped and trembled kissing.

Lip

To utter; to speak.

Lip

To clip; to trim.

Lip

Fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth

Lip

An impudent or insolent rejoinder;
Don't give me any of your sass

Lip

The top edge of a vessel

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