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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His system ran aground and, as defending champions, Liverpool limped into fifth place last month.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The Twins limped into what is a big series against a division rival at Target Field on Monday, losers of five straight and minus a pair of starting pitchers — Bailey Ober and Simeon Woods Richardson.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2026
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And, as the Knicks widened their lead, Reed hobbled off the court, never to return, leaving the inevitabilities to the ball handler, ball thief, and sharpshooter Walt Frazier, who went on to register thirty-six points and nineteen assists.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Instead, the global response has been delayed and hobbled.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Some don’t have any visible Ferrari branding at all – much as how, minus its prancing horses, the Luce doesn’t share much of its maker’s DNA.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Then Surge zipped through a tunnel and pranced around the ring.—
Ross Mantle,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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“Gimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimp. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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