limps

Favors one leg

Limps is the third-person singular of limp—to walk unevenly, favoring one leg over the other due to injury or disability: She limps noticeably after the surgery.

Extended to anything moving haltingly or struggling forward: The wounded economy limps along.

As a noun, limps are instances of limping gait.

gait

hobble

Walk with impaired gait

  • shuffleRandomize by mixing
  • dragResistance through fluid
  • falterLose momentum or steadiness

stagger · lurch · stumble · uneven · awkward · labored · halting · slow · painful · tentative

injury

sprain

Ligament stretch injury

  • fractureSplit in hard material
  • strainExcessive stretching force
  • painBodily or emotional distress

swelling · bruise · ache · hobble · wince · favor · tender · sore · twist · pull

disability

mobility

Capacity for movement

  • prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
  • orthoticsWearable alignment devices
  • braceDevice providing structural stability

cane · walker · permanent · chronic · adaptation · assistive · accommodation · accessibility · long-term · congenital

recovery

healing

Restoration of health

recuperation · mending · strengthen · progress · gradual · improving · exercise · regain · rebuild · mobility

metaphor

struggling

Experiencing serious difficulty

impaired · hobbled · crippled · hampered · hindered · sluggish · stalled · floundering · dysfunctional · underperforming

Opposites
gait quality

limpsstrides

Extended, confident steps

glides · saunters · struts · marches · prances

vigor and energy of movement

limpssprints

Brief maximum-speed runs

runs · bounds · dashes · races · gallops

Phrases
Family

limp, limping, limped, limply, limpness, limper

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G