[syn: limp, gimp, hobble, hitch]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gimp \Gimp\, a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.]
Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gimp \Gimp\, n. [OF. guimpe, guimple, a nun's wimple, F. guimpe,
OHG. wimpal a veil G. wimpel pennon, pendant. See Wimple,
n.]
A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often
with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running
through it; -- used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc.
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Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gimp \Gimp\, v. t.
To notch; to indent; to jag.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gimp
n 1: disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
[syn: lameness, limping, gimp, gimpiness,
gameness, claudication]
v 1: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The
old woman hobbles down to the store every day" [syn:
limp, gimp, hobble, hitch]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
GIMP
General / GNU Image Manipulation Program (Linux, graphics, GNU)