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limp2 [intransitive]
1 to walk slowly and with difficulty because one leg is hurt or injured : 
Moreno limped off the field with a foot injury.
Moreno limped off the field with a foot injury.2 [always + adverb/preposition] if a ship or aircraft limps somewhere, it goes there slowly, because it has been damaged
limp along
phrasal verbThe team is limping along in fifth place.WORD FOCUS: walk 
WORD FOCUS: walk
stroll in a relaxed way for pleasure
wander with no aim or direction
stride in a confident or angry way
march soldiers
hike for long distances in the countryside or the mountains
tiptoe very quietly
wade through water
stagger in an unsteady way because you are drunk or injured
limp with difficulty because one leg is painful or injuredwalk
➔ See also walk
WORD FOCUS: walk stroll in a relaxed way for pleasure
wander with no aim or direction
stride in a confident or angry way
march soldiers
hike for long distances in the countryside or the mountains
tiptoe very quietly
wade through water
stagger in an unsteady way because you are drunk or injured
limp with difficulty because one leg is painful or injuredwalk
➔ See also walk
