Gimp (Verb)
Meaning
Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The old woman's arthritic knees forced her to gimp down to the store every day.
- She began to gimp along the street after twisting her ankle at the beach.
- After the surgery, he took time to gimp around the house to regain his strength.
- Years of wear and tear on his knees caused the old man to gimp when he tried to run for the bus.
- A severe injury to his hip made him gimp noticeably as the years went by.