Gimped vs. Gimp — What's the Difference?

A limp or a limping gait.

Twisted silk, worsted, or cotton with cord or wire running through it, used chiefly as upholstery trimming.

Often Offensive A person who limps.

Fishing line made of silk bound with wire.

To walk with a limp.

A physically disabled or lame person.

Simple past tense and past participle of gimp

A feeble or contemptible person.

(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 ([http://www.google.com/search?q=%22gimped+yarn%22 gimped yarn]). Also, generally, wrapped or twisted with string or wire ([http://books.google.com/books?q=%22gimped+buttons%22 gimped buttons]).

Limp; hobble

(of fabric, curtains, clothing, or similar) Adorned with gimp (decorative trim); edged or embroidered.

A narrow flat braid or rounded cord of fabric used for trimming. Also called guimpe, guipure.

Jagged, as a jagged or uneven edge or outline; notched, edged with serrations or grooves; nicked, dented.

A limp or a limping gait.

(informal) Crippled, injured; damaged as to awkwardly impede function.

Often Offensive A person who limps.

Modified by means of the GIMP image editor.

Spirit; pep.

To walk with a limp.

A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe.

Any coarse or reinforced thread, such as a glazed thread employed in lacemaking to outline designs, or silk thread used as a fishing leader, protected from the bite of fish by a wrapping of fine wire.

The plastic cord used in the plaiting and knotting craft Scoubidou (lanyard making); or, the process itself.

Gumption

(informal) A person who is lame due to a crippling of the legs or feet.

(informal) A crippled leg.

(informal) A limp or a limping gait.

A name-calling word, generally for a person who is perceived to be inept, deficient or peculiar

(BDSM) A sexual submissive, almost always male, dressed generally in a black leather suit. See Gimp (sadomasochism) in Wikipedia.

A character or ability that is underpowered.

(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.

(dated) To notch or indent; to jag or make jagged; to edge with serrations or grooves.

To limp; to hobble.

To make underpowered; to limit or restrict the useful effects of.

Neat; trim; delicate; slender; handsome; spruce; elegant.

Smart; spruce; trim; nice.

A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running through it; - used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc.

To notch; to indent; to jag.

Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet