gimped

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6

Definition of gimped

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of gimp
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verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of gimp

adj

  1. (usually)Wrapped or wound tightly with a second length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a gimping machine, leaving the core yarn straight and protected (gimped yarn). Also, generally, wrapped or twisted with string or wire (gimped buttons).
  2. Adorned with gimp (decorative trim); edged or embroidered.
  3. Jagged, as a jagged or uneven edge or outline; notched, edged with serrations or grooves; nicked, dented.
    “The leaves... are slightly “gimped,” and this gives them an apparently wavy outline.”
  4. (informal)Crippled, injured; damaged as to awkwardly impede function.
    “Then he wheeled him around and began pushing him lickety-split down the hall, the chair's rickety wheels squealing like a gimped grocery cart.”
  5. (informal)Modified by means of the GIMP image editor.

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Etymology

From gimp + -ed.

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