gimp

verb

Definition of gimpnext
as in to limp

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimp
  1. limp
  2. hobble
  3. prance
Verb
  • Even with that strong stretch, Golden State lost the frame 25-15. Andrew Wiggins, who scored 11 first-half points, limped to the locker room two minutes into the second half.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • At the vacant lot on a recent morning, Lara limped to the driver’s side of the bed truck, which has a cracked windshield.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of limp
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  • Seconds later, the officers and paramedics picked Stevens up and put him on a stretcher with his legs still hobbled, his hands in cuffs behind his back and a spit hood over his head, a type of bag used to prevent people from spitting or biting.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The effort to hobble Beijing’s chipmaking ambitions also hits Chinese chip toolmakers Piotech, ACM Research and SiCarrier Technology with new export restrictions as part of the package, which also takes aim at shipments of advanced memory chips and more chipmaking tools to China.
    Reuters, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of hobble
Verb
  • Her hope is that the Lions will let her tag along for a bit in a floppy throwback outfit, a living, prancing contrast to the mostly mediocre old days before the team was 12-1 and finding ways to win instead of inventing ways to lose.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Brown broke free one play later and pranced into the end zone for a 31-yard rushing score.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of prance
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