# gimped

Pronunciation: say "GIMPT" /ɡɪmpt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of gimp. — simple past and past participle of gimp
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of gimp. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.
   - _Players complained that the latest patch had gimped the shotgun's range._
   - _The cord was gimped with fine silver wire before it was sewn onto the jacket._

## Adjective

2. Injured or lamed, or damaged in a way that makes something move or work awkwardly. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Hurt or damaged, so that it moves or works badly.
   - _She played the whole second half on a gimped ankle._
   - _The old van crawled home on a gimped rear wheel, squealing at every turn._
3. Of fabric, curtains or clothing, decorated with gimp, a decorative trim, or else edged or embroidered.
   - Simple: Of cloth or clothes, decorated with gimp, a kind of fancy trim, or with sewn edges or patterns.
   - _The theater's gimped velvet curtains had faded after decades of sunlight._
   - _Each cushion had a gimped border worked in gold thread._
4. Of yarn, cord or wire, wound tightly with a second strand in a spiral, often by machine, so the core stays straight and protected; more generally, wrapped or twisted with string or wire.
   - Simple: Of yarn or wire, with a second thread wound tightly around it.
   - _Gimped yarn hides its straight core under a tight spiral of finer thread._
   - _The upholsterer ordered a spool of gimped cord in dark green._
5. Having a jagged or uneven edge or outline, notched with serrations or grooves, or nicked and dented.
   - Simple: Having an uneven edge with small notches, nicks or dents.
   - _Under the magnifying glass, the margin of each leaf looked finely gimped._
   - _The rim of the pewter plate was gimped and dented from years of rough handling._
6. Edited or altered with the GIMP image editor. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Changed using GIMP, a computer program for editing pictures.
   - _Our volunteer refuses to pay for Photoshop, so the newsletter is full of slightly gimped photos with oversaturated skies._
   - _Every logo he had gimped in the free GIMP editor still showed its checkered background._

## Origin

Formed from gimp + the suffix -ed.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/gimped (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).