how to pronounce gimp

/ɡɪmp/

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meanings of gimp

noun:

Gumption.
Abbreviation of gravitationally interacting massive particle.
The GNU Image Manipulation Program, a computer program capable of manipulating digital images.
The plastic cord used in the plaiting and knotting craft Scoubidou (lanyard making); or, the process itself.
A character or ability that is underpowered.
A person who is lame due to a crippling of the legs or feet.
A crippled leg.
A name-calling word, generally for a person who is perceived to be inept, deficient or peculiar.
Any coarse or reinforced thread, such as a glazed thread employed in lacemaking to outline designs, or silk thread used as a fishing leader, protected from the bite of fish by a wrapping of fine wire.
A sexual submissive, almost always male, dressed generally in a black leather suit. See Gimp (sadomasochism) in Wikipedia.
A limp or a limping gait.
A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe.

verb:

To limp; to hobble.
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.
To notch or indent; to jag or make jagged; to edge with serrations or grooves.
To make underpowered; to limit or restrict the useful effects of.

adjective:

Neat; trim; delicate; slender; handsome; spruce; elegant.

gimp frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gimp occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics gimp can be related to

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