as in to limp
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Recent Examples of gimp
Isiah Thomas turned his ankle gruesomely early in the third quarter of Game 6 of the ’88 finals, went to the bench for a minute, came back out, and scored a finals single-quarter record 25 points in the period, gimping up the floor in pursuit of the play.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 June 2025
David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimp
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What made matters worse was Suarez injured her leg with less than two minutes remaining in the first half and limped off the court.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Following the March 27 episode of SmackDown, where Nikki was seen limping and being attended to by a doctor after a post-match brawl, a new visual development has emerged.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The impact sends both men hurling to the pavement, and the shoeless rear passenger can be seen hobbling on one foot afterward.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Locking in demand To be sure, wind and solar power remains hobbled by weather conditions, with capacity weaker when the sun goes down or the wind dies out.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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And the preacher pranced around the stage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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As a little girl, Alexa Ray Joel would slip into costumes handed over by supermodel mom Christie Brinkley, then prance around performing Disney musicals like Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Gimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimp. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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