Past tense of gimp; to limp or walk with difficulty, or to trim with gimp (a narrow strip of fabric).
Gimp (origin unclear, possibly from Dutch or German, meaning to limp or a strip of material) + -ed for past tense. Two distinct meanings developed from possibly related roots.
Gimp is one of those words with wildly different meanings—you can gimp along on an injured leg, or gimp a dress with decorative braid—context is everything!
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