gimped

gimped is the simple past and past participle of gimp.

Adjective

gimped (comparative more gimped, superlative most gimped)

(usually, cord, thread, wire) 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).

Synonyms:

hurt
(curtains, 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.
- The leaves... are slightly “gimped,” and this gives them an apparently wavy outline.1908, Cassell and Company, The Nature Book, page 158
Synonyms:

erose
(informal) Crippled, injured; damaged as to awkwardly impede function.
- 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.2003, Scott Oglesby, Riding High, page 60
(informal) Modified by means of the GIMP image editor.

gimp (third-person singular simple present gimps, present participle gimping, simple past and past participle gimped)

Of yarn, cord, thread, etc., to wrap or wind (surround) with another length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a gimping machine, creating 'gimped yarn', etc. Also, generally, to wrap or twist with string or wire. See gimped.
- It consists of seventy fine spun cotton threads, gimped or tied around with thread by a machine similar to that for wrapping bonnet wire.1856, Campbell Morfit, A Treatise on Chemistry Applied to the Manufacture of Soap and Candles, page 435 with illustration
(dated) To notch or indent; to jag or make jagged; to edge with serrations or grooves.
- They are prettier cut and gimped in the shape of wheels.1890, Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer, How to Cook Vegetables, page 25

gimp (third-person singular simple present gimps, present participle gimping, simple past and past participle gimped)

(informal, intransitive) To limp; to hobble.
(slang, transitive) To make underpowered; to limit or restrict the useful effects of.

Synonyms:

nerf

comparative	more gimped
superlative	most gimped

From gimp + -ed.

What does gimped mean?: Gimped means 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).
What is gimped the simple past and past participle of?: Gimped is the simple past and past participle of gimp.
What part of speech is gimped?: Gimped is an adjective.

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