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gimp

Pronunciation: (gimp), [key]
—n.
1. a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
2. a coarse thread, usually glazed, employed in lacemaking to outline designs.

gimp

Pronunciation: (gimp), [key]
—n. Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
spirit, vigor, or ambition.

gimp

Pronunciation: (gimp), [key] Slang.

—n.
1. a limp.
2. a person who limps; lame person.

—v.i.
to limp; walk in a halting manner: a sprain that made her gimp for weeks.