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gimp 1
(gĭmp)n.
A narrow flat braid or rounded cord of fabric used for trimming. Also called guimpe, guipure.
[Perhaps from French guimpe; see guimpe.]
gimp 2
(gĭmp) Slangn.
1. A limp or a limping gait.
2. Often Offensive A person who limps.
intr.v. gimped, gimp·ing, gimps
To walk with a limp.
[Origin unknown.]
gimp′y adj.
gimp 3
(gĭmp)n.
Spirit; pep.
[Origin unknown.]
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gimp
(ɡɪmp) orguimpe
n
(Textiles) a tapelike trimming of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with wire
[C17: probably from Dutch gimp, of unknown origin]
gimp
(ɡɪmp)n
1. offensive slang US and Canadian a physically disabled person, esp one who is lame
2. slang a sexual fetishist who likes to be dominated and who dresses in a leather or rubber body suit with mask, zips, and chains
[C20: of unknown origin]
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gimp1
(gɪmp)n.
a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord.
[1655–65; appar. < Dutch gimp]
gimp2
(gɪmp)n.
vigor.
[1900–05; orig. uncertain]
gimp3
(gɪmp) Slang. n. 1. a limp.
2. Usually Offensive. a person who limps; lame person.
v.i. 3. to limp; walk in a halting manner.
[1920–25]
gimp′y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.
usage: Definition 2 is usually perceived as insulting.
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| Noun | 1. |  gimp - disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feetdisability of walking - a disability that interferes with or prevents walking intermittent claudication - lameness due to pain in leg muscles because the blood supply is inadequate; pain subsides with rest |
| Verb | 1. | gimp - walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
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[gɪmp] N (US) → cojo/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005