gimped

verb

past tense of gimp
as in hobbled

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  1. hobbled
  2. limped
  3. trampled
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  • Ukraine’s defenses have been hobbled in recent days by unexplained failures of the Starlink and Starshield satellite systems that are a crucial tool to protect civilians from incoming Russian missiles and drone attacks.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Reagan hobbled to a seat in the Yellow Oval Room, started to sit down and fell the rest of the way, collapsing into his chair.
    — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of hobbled
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  • Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen limped to the locker room midway through the second period after getting hit by a shot but quickly returned.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Hampered by a hip injury, Payne limped through only a third of his allotted distance.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of limped
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  • Video footage also showed people being trampled and hit with batons as officers traveled on horseback.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Philbrick, a seasoned and popular chronicler of the American past, is equally concerned with those who got trampled by the rush as with those who rode it to astonishing heights of wealth and influence.
    — Richard Kreitner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of trampled
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“Gimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimped. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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