gimp

1. (sewing, textiles) Of yarn, cord, thread, etc., to wrap or wind (surround) with another length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a gimping machine, creating 'gimped yarn', etc. Also, generally, to wrap or twist with string or wire. See gimped.Examples: "It consists of seventy fine spun cotton threads, gimped or tied around with thread by a machine similar to that for wrapping bonnet wire."; "...low strings later than the mid-seventeenth century are commonly gimped (wound with fine wire on a moderate core) to allow sufficient tension without excessive mass or stiffness."

2. (dated) To notch or indent; to jag or make jagged; to edge with serrations or grooves.Examples: "They are prettier cut and gimped in the shape of wheels."; "This active material consists of a tape of pure lead, which is gimped whilst cold with deep grooves and ridges..."; "Each hole is filled by a rosette of pure lead made by rolling up lead strip or tape which has been gimped or corrugated."dated

1. (informal) A person who is lame due to a crippling of the legs or feet.Examples: "(person)"Synonyms: cripple, disabledinformal

2. (informal) A crippled leg.informal

3. (informal) A limp or a limping gait.Examples: "She walks with a gimp in one leg, which is why she is called Madame La Gimp..."; "...Flat-wheel Walter...who is called by this name because he walks with a gimp on one side..."informal

4. (slang, derogatory) A name-calling word, generally for a person who is perceived to be inept, deficient or peculiar.Synonyms: dweeb, nerd, geek, gump, spod, dorkderogatoryslang

5. (BDSM) A submissive dressed in a full-body suit of latex or a similar material.

6. (video games, slang, derogatory) A character or ability that is underpowered.derogatoryslang

1. (intransitive, informal) To limp; to hobble.informalintransitive

2. (transitive, video games, slang) To make underpowered; to limit or restrict the useful effects of.Synonyms: nerfslangtransitive

1. (dated, Scotland and N England) Neat; trim; delicate; slender; handsome; spruce; elegant.dated

1. (uncountable, software) Acronym of GNU Image Manipulation Program, a computer program capable of editing and manipulating digital images.abbreviationacronymalt-ofuncountable

2. (countable, particle physics) Abbreviation of gravitationally interacting massive particle.abbreviationalt-ofcountableparticle