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- [gimp]
- /gɪmp/
- /gɪmp/
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- [gimp]
- /gɪmp/
Definitions of gimp word
- noun gimp a limp. 1
- noun gimp Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a person who limps or is lame. 1
- verb without object gimp to limp; walk in a halting manner: a sprain that made her gimp for weeks. 1
- adjective gimp slender; trim; delicate. 1
- adjective gimp scant; barely sufficient. 1
- noun gimp When describing someone who is lame, gimp is used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. But within the disability community, it is sometimes a term of self-reference. 1
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Origin of gimp
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; apparently < Dutch gimp < ?
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Parts of speech for Gimp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gimp popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gimp
adj gimp
- damaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- harmed — physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
- deformed — disfigured or misshapen
- handicapped — Sometimes Offensive. physically or mentally disabled.
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
verb gimp
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hamstring — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- hog-tie — If someone hog-ties an animal or a person, they tie their legs together, or they tie their arms and legs together.
- cramp — Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
noun gimp
- hitch — to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
- floppy — tending to flop.
- falter — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- hobble — to walk lamely; limp.
- lameness — crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
adjective gimp
- enfeebled — Make weak or feeble.
Antonyms for gimp
adj gimp
- ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
- working — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- capable — If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
- healthy — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
verb gimp
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- release — to lease again.
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
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