gimped
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]gimped
- simple past and past participle of gimp
Adjective
[edit]gimped (comparative more gimped, superlative most gimped)
- (of yarn, cord, thread, wire, etc.) Wrapped or wound tightly with a second length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a gimping machine, leaving the core yarn straight and protected (gimped yarn). Also, generally, wrapped or twisted with string or wire (gimped buttons).
- (of fabric, curtains, clothing, or similar) Adorned with gimp (decorative trim); edged or embroidered.
- Jagged, as a jagged or uneven edge or outline; notched, edged with serrations or grooves; nicked, dented.
- 1908, Cassell and Company, The Nature Book[1], page 158:
- The leaves... are slightly “gimped,” and this gives them an apparently wavy outline.
- (informal) Crippled, injured; damaged as to awkwardly impede function.
- 2003, Scott Oglesby, Riding High[2], page 60:
- Then he wheeled him around and began pushing him lickety-split down the hall, the chair's rickety wheels squealing like a gimped grocery cart.
- (informal, computing) Modified by means of the GIMP image editor.
Synonyms
[edit]- (jagged): erose, notched, toothed, serrated; see also Thesaurus:notched
- (suffering from a wound): hurt, imbrued, injured; see also Thesaurus:wounded or Thesaurus:deteriorated