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
  • Then running back Cam Skattebo limped off after back-to-back run stops by rookie linebacker Arvell Reese, who ran Skattebo down on the second play and then ran him over.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Video released by the Milwaukie Police Department shows Descamps sprawled in a hospital bed, his body limp, moaning and drooling, while medical staff stood nearby.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of limp
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  • An unusually long and far-reaching communications outage hobbled the National Weather Service just as deadly severe thunderstorms were tearing across the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Tuesday evening.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Schmitz is now hurt, and his backup Lucas Patrick, who stepped in for Schmitz on Thursday with the first team, is clearly hobbled and banged up.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hobble
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  • The most famous item is a birch-bark saddle emblazoned with a prancing horse – the design from which the tomb takes its modern name.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 26 July 2026
  • Besides his frenetic and prancing stage presence and whimsical storytelling, Fleming’s HBO special was memorable for his purple bodysuit designed by Anthony Sartino, who famously created wardrobes for the late rock star Prince.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of prance
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“Gimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimp. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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